Understanding the length dependence of molecular junction thermopower

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Karlström, Olov ^a   Strange, Mikkel ^a   Solomon, Gemma C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICS;

BINDING GROUPS; INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTIONS; LENGTH DEPENDENCE; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; ORBITALS; PERIODIC CHAINS; TIGHT BINDING MODEL;

THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

EID: 84902152924     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4862905     Document Type: Article

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