Molecular scale electronic devices using single molecules and molecular monolayers

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1157-1171

  Son, Jong Yeog ^a   Song, Hyunwook ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Charge transport; Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy; Molecular electronic devices; Molecular electronics; Molecular transistor; Transition voltage spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885837414     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2013.06.014     Document Type: Review

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