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Science 30 May 2003:
Vol. 300. no. 5624, pp. 1384 - 1389
DOI: 10.1126/science.1081572
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Electron Transport in Molecular Wire Junctions

Abraham Nitzan1 and Mark A. Ratner2

Molecular conductance junctions are structures in which single molecules or small groups of molecules conduct electrical current between two electrodes. In such junctions, the connection between the molecule and the electrodes greatly affects the current-voltage characteristics. Despite several experimental and theoretical advances, including the understanding of simple systems, there is still limited correspondence between experimental and theoretical studies of these systems.

1 School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.
2 Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.

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