Probing the conductance superposition law in single-molecule circuits with parallel paths

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 663-667

  Vazquez, H ^a   Skouta, R ^a   Schneebeli, S ^a   Kamenetska, M ^a   Breslow, R ^a   Venkataraman, L ^a   Hybertsen, M S ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; MOLECULES; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; TIMING CIRCUITS;

CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE; DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE; ELECTRON TRANSFER RATES; PHASE-COHERENCE LENGTH; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; SINGLE MOLECULE CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPORT CALCULATION; TUNNELLING CONDUCTANCE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

BENZENE; GOLD; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONDUCTANCE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 84871084057     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.147     Document Type: Article

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