The role of van der Waals forces in the performance of molecular diodes

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-118

  Nerngchamnong, Nisachol ^a   Yuan, Li ^a   Qi, Dong Chen ^a,b   Li, Jiang ^a   Thompson, Damien ^c   Nijhuis, Christian A ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d National University of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTRON DEVICES; IRON COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; ORGANOMETALLICS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; ORGANIC COMPONENTS; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC THIN FILMS; ORGANIC/INORGANIC INTERFACES; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ALKYL GROUP; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER;

ARTICLE; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DIODE; HISTOGRAM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTION;

EID: 84873569402     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.238     Document Type: Article

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