Single-molecule transistors: Electron transfer in the solid state
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Single-Molecule Transistors: Electron Transfer in the Solid State
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عنوان ژورنال: Chemical Physics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0301-0104
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2005.11.030