Light- and electric-field-induced switching of thiolated azobenzene self-assembled monolayer

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 19934-19944

  Wen, Jin ^a   Tian, Ziqi ^a   Ma, Jing ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC-FIELD-INDUCED SWITCHING; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; FIRST EXCITED STATE; JOINT CONFIGURATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; NON EQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMIC (NEMD); STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS;

AZOBENZENE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SWITCHING FUNCTIONS;

LIGHT;

EID: 84885119611     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp404434r     Document Type: Article

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