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1 Basic concepts |
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1 | (86) |
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1.1 Electron: an old, complex and exciting story |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (7) |
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1.2.1 The electron in the simplest atom: hydrogen |
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4 | (4) |
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1.2.2 The hydrogenoid ion |
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8 | (1) |
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1.2.3 Helium and other atoms |
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8 | (3) |
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1.3 Electrons in molecules |
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11 | (32) |
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1.3.1 Dihydrogen molecule, H2 |
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12 | (5) |
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17 | (2) |
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1.3.3 Dioxygen molecule, O2 |
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19 | (4) |
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1.3.4 Water molecule, H2O |
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23 | (2) |
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1.3.5 Organic molecular systems |
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25 | (4) |
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1.3.6 Coordination complexes |
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29 | (9) |
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1.3.7 Influence of the electronic structure on the geometric structure: Jahn-Teller effect |
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38 | (5) |
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1.4 Electrons in molecular solids |
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43 | (11) |
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1.4.1 From molecular rings to infinite linear chains |
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43 | (5) |
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1.4.2 Brillouin zone, energy dispersion curve, Fermi level, density of states |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (1) |
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1.4.4 Crystal orbitals: more than one orbital per cell |
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51 | (3) |
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54 | (1) |
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1.5 Effects of interelectronic repulsion |
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54 | (28) |
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1.5.1 Position of the problem |
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55 | (5) |
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1.5.2 The quantitative Molecular Orbital (MO) method |
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60 | (14) |
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1.5.3 Valence Bond (VB) model: comparison with MO model |
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74 | (7) |
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1.5.4 Density functional theory (DFT) methods |
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81 | (1) |
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1.6 A fundamental quantum effect: tunnelling |
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82 | (3) |
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85 | (2) |
2 The localized electron: magnetic properties |
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87 | (140) |
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87 | (3) |
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2.1.1 Localization, delocalization, electron transfer |
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87 | (3) |
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2.2 A new look at the electron |
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90 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Orbital and spin angular momenta of the electron |
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90 | (3) |
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2.2.2 Magnetic properties of one electron in an atom |
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93 | (2) |
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2.2.3 The total angular momentum |
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95 | (1) |
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2.3 Physical quantities, definitions, units, measurements |
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95 | (14) |
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2.3.1 Physical quantities and definitions |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (2) |
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2.3.3 Magnetic measurements |
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98 | (6) |
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2.3.4 Understanding the susceptibilities: from Langevin to Van Vleck's formula |
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104 | (5) |
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2.4 Many-electron atoms, mononuclear complexes and spin cross-over |
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109 | (32) |
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2.4.1 Many-electron atoms |
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109 | (6) |
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2.4.2 Mononuclear complexes, electronic structure |
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115 | (6) |
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2.4.3 Spin cross-over: phenomenon and models |
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121 | (20) |
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2.5 Spin Hamiltonian (SH) approach |
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141 | (12) |
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2.5.1 One-centre spin Hamiltonian |
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142 | (4) |
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2.5.2 Two-centre spin Hamiltonians with spin operators S1 and S2 |
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146 | (4) |
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2.5.3 More than two centres |
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150 | (3) |
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2.6 Orbital interactions and exchange |
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153 | (37) |
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2.6.1 Basic theoretical background |
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156 | (5) |
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2.6.2 From hydrogen to transition metal complexes |
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161 | (10) |
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2.6.3 Other models: from the pioneers to modern computations |
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171 | (4) |
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2.6.4 Ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic coupling in dinuclear complexes with one spin per centre |
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175 | (6) |
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2.6.5 Complexes with several spins per centre |
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181 | (9) |
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2.7 Extended molecular magnetic systems |
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190 | (21) |
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2.7.1 The one-dimensional world: a Hamiltonian and synthesis factory |
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191 | (4) |
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2.7.2 Bimetallic ferrimagnetic chains: an improbable route to 3D magnets |
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195 | (10) |
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2.7.3 Three-dimensional frameworks, Prussian Blue analogues |
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205 | (6) |
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2.8 Magnetic anisotropy and slow relaxation of the magnetization |
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211 | (12) |
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2.8.1 Single-molecule magnets (SMM) |
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212 | (8) |
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2.8.2 Single-chain magnets (SCM) |
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220 | (1) |
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2.8.3 Single-ion magnets (SIM) |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (4) |
3 The moving electron: electrical properties |
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227 | (139) |
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3.1 Basic parameters controlling electron transfer |
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227 | (14) |
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3.1.1 The electronic interaction between neighbouring sites: the Vab parameter |
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228 | (4) |
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3.1.2 The structural change of the surrounding: the lambda parameter |
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232 | (8) |
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3.1.3 The interelectronic repulsion: the U parameter |
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240 | (1) |
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3.1.4 The interplay of parameters |
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240 | (1) |
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3.2 Electron transfer in discrete molecular systems |
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241 | (60) |
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3.2.1 Intermolecular transfer |
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242 | (14) |
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3.2.2 Intramolecular transfer: mixed valence compounds |
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256 | (40) |
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3.2.3 Electron transfer in proteins |
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296 | (5) |
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3.3 Conductivity in extended molecular solids |
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301 | (61) |
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3.3.1 Conductivity: definitions, models and significant parameters |
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301 | (3) |
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3.3.2 Extended metallic molecular systems and band theory |
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304 | (18) |
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3.3.3 Peierls instability in 1D: electron-phonon interactions |
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322 | (20) |
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3.3.4 Beyond the one-electron description: narrow-band systems or no band at all |
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342 | (20) |
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362 | (4) |
4 The excited electron: photophysical properties |
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366 | (72) |
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366 | (2) |
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4.2 Fundamentals in photophysics: absorption, emission and excited states |
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368 | (8) |
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368 | (2) |
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4.2.2 Transition probabilities |
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370 | (2) |
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4.2.3 Nuclear relaxation after excitation |
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372 | (3) |
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4.2.4 A simple photochemical process |
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375 | (1) |
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4.3 Electron transfer in the excited state |
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376 | (21) |
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4.3.1 Properties of the excited state: the example of [ Ru(bpy)3] 2+* |
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377 | (2) |
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4.3.2 Molecular photodiodes |
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379 | (3) |
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4.3.3 Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) |
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382 | (5) |
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4.3.4 Photovoltaic devices |
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387 | (4) |
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4.3.5 Harnessing chemical energy: towards water photolysis |
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391 | (4) |
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4.3.6 Ultrafast electron transfer |
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395 | (2) |
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397 | (17) |
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4.4.1 Theoretical treatment of energy transfer |
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398 | (8) |
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406 | (8) |
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414 | (21) |
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414 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Photomagnetism in spin cross-over systems |
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415 | (6) |
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4.5.3 Photomagnetism originating from metal-metal charge transfer |
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421 | (14) |
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435 | (3) |
5 The mastered electron: molecular electronics and spintronics, molecular machines |
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438 | (133) |
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438 | (9) |
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5.1.1 Molecular electronics, a historical account |
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438 | (6) |
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5.1.2 Molecular spintronics, a historical account |
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444 | (2) |
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5.1.3 Molecular machines, a short historical account |
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446 | (1) |
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5.2 Hybrid molecular electronics |
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447 | (68) |
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5.2.1 Realization of metal-molecule-metal connections |
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447 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Principles of electrical conduction in nanosystems |
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450 | (33) |
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483 | (5) |
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5.2.4 Molecular diode (rectifier) |
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488 | (6) |
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5.2.5 Memory effect and negative differential resistance in two-terminal devices |
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494 | (7) |
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5.2.6 Two-terminal devices under constraint (pressure, light) |
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501 | (4) |
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5.2.7 Three-terminal devices: field-effect transistor (FET) |
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505 | (3) |
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5.2.8 Nanotubes, graphene and devices |
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508 | (7) |
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5.3 Molecular spintronics |
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515 | (20) |
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5.3.1 Basics of spintronics |
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515 | (5) |
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5.3.2 Molecular spintronics: why molecules? |
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520 | (4) |
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5.3.3 Recent realizations in molecular spintronics |
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524 | (11) |
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5.4 Molecular resources for molecular electronics |
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535 | (7) |
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5.4.1 Systems studied in solution |
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535 | (5) |
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5.4.2 Systems studied in the solid state |
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540 | (2) |
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5.5 Molecular approaches to quantum computing |
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542 | (5) |
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5.5.1 Standard quantum computing |
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543 | (2) |
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5.5.2 Quantum Hamiltonian computing |
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545 | (2) |
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547 | (15) |
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5.6.1 Introduction and definition |
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547 | (1) |
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5.6.2 Machines based on interlocked molecules |
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548 | (3) |
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5.6.3 Machines based on non-interlocked molecules |
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551 | (6) |
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5.6.4 The problem of motion directionality |
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557 | (5) |
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5.7 Conclusion and perspectives |
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562 | (2) |
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564 | (7) |
Index |
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