Current–voltage characteristics of single-molecule diarylethene junctions measured with adjustable gold electrodes in solution

Bernd M. Briechle, Youngsang Kim, Philipp Ehrenreich, Artur Erbe, Dmytro Sysoiev, Thomas Huhn, Ulrich Groth and Elke Scheer
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 798–808. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.3.89

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Current–voltage characteristics of single-molecule diarylethene junctions measured with adjustable gold electrodes in solution
Bernd M. Briechle, Youngsang Kim, Philipp Ehrenreich, Artur Erbe, Dmytro Sysoiev, Thomas Huhn, Ulrich Groth and Elke Scheer
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 798–808. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.3.89

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Briechle, B. M.; Kim, Y.; Ehrenreich, P.; Erbe, A.; Sysoiev, D.; Huhn, T.; Groth, U.; Scheer, E. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 798–808. doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.89

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