Landauer theory, inelastic scattering, and electron transport in molecular wires
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Landauer Theory, Inelastic Scattering and Electron Transport in Molecular Wires
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review B
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0163-1829,1095-3795
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.61.5740