Single-molecule junctions beyond electronic transport

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 399-410

  Aradhya, Sriharsha V ^a   Venkataraman, Latha ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SWITCHES; METALS; NETWORK COMPONENTS;

ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; METAL-MOLECULE-METAL JUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR-SCALE ELECTRONICS; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

MOLECULES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRONICS; ELECTROSPINNING; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SINGLE MOLECULE JUNCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84878910081     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2013.91     Document Type: Review

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