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The alignment of the Fermi level of a metal electrode within the gap of the hi ghest occupied (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied orbital (LUMO) of a molecule is a key quantity in molecular electronics, which can vary the electron transparency of…
The alignment of molecular levels with the Fermi energy in single molecule junctions is a crucial factor in determining their conductance or the observability of quantum interference effects. In the present study which is based on density…
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