Large tunable image-charge effects in single-molecule junctions

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 282-287

  Perrin, Mickael L ^a   Verzijl, Christopher J O ^a   Martin, Christian A ^a   Shaikh, Ahson J ^b   Eelkema, Rienk ^b   Van Esch, Jan H ^b   Van Ruitenbeek, Jan M ^c   Thijssen, Joseph M ^a   Van Der Zant, Herre S J ^a   Dulić, Diana ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; MOLECULES;

ELECTRIC-FIELD-POLARIZATION; ELECTRODE SEPARATION; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FORMATION OF IMAGE; IMAGE-CHARGE EFFECTS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; MOLECULAR ENERGY LEVELS; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS;

INDUCED POLARIZATION LOGGING;

PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOMETRY; IONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84876415829     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2013.26     Document Type: Article

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