Electronic transport through metal-1,4-phenylene diisocyanide-metal junctions

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作者
Chen, J [1 ]
Calvet, LC
Reed, MA
Carr, DW
Grubisha, DS
Bennett, DW
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Dept Elect Engn, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
[2] Cornell Univ, Cornell Nanofabricat Facil, Ithaca, NY 14526 USA
[3] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Chem, Milwaukee, WI 53211 USA
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10.1016/S0009-2614(99)01060-X
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report measurements on through-bond electronic transport properties of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanide-metal junctions. Nanoscale metal-molecule-metal junctions with self-assembled 1,4-phenylene diisocyanide layers were analyzed with variable temperature conductance measurements to reveal the dominant electronic transport mechanisms. Non-Ohmic thermionic emission is the dominant process, with isocyanide-Pd showing the lowest thermionic barrier of 0.22 eV. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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