Charge transport through conjugated azomethine-based single molecules for optoelectronic applications

Organic Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue , 2016, Pages 38-41

  Koole, M ^a   Frisenda, R ^a   Petrus, M L ^b,c   Perrin, M L ^a   Van Der Zant, H S J ^a   Dingemans, T J ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azomethine; Mechanically controlled breakjunction; Molecular electronics; Organic electronics; Schiff base; Single molecule conductance

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AZOMETHINE; MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED BREAKJUNCTION; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; SCHIFF-BASE; SINGLE MOLECULE CONDUCTANCE;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84962881091     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2016.03.043     Document Type: Article

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