Charge Transport through Organic Molecular Wires Embedded in Ultrathin Insulating Inorganic Layer

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 51, 2015, Pages 28326-28334

  Edri, Eran ^a   Frei, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COBALT; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HYBRID MATERIALS; MOLECULES; NANOWIRES; OXIDE FILMS; POLLUTION CONTROL; REDOX REACTIONS; SILICA;

ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONIC CHARGES; MOLECULAR TRANSPORT; OLIGOPHENYLENEVINYLENES; SEPARATION MEMBRANES;

WIRE;

EID: 84952917226     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b09994     Document Type: Article

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