Single-molecule junctions based on bipyridine: Impact of an unusual reorganization on charge transport

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 8676-8684

  Bâldea, Ioan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR ORBITALS;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ANCHORING GROUPS; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; NONLINEARLY COUPLED; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84899568393     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412675k     Document Type: Article

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