Nature of Asymmetry in the Vibrational Line Shape of Single-Molecule Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy with the STM

Xu, Chen; Chiang, Chi-lun; Han, Zhumin; Ho, W.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.166101

Title: Nature of Asymmetry in the Vibrational Line Shape of Single-Molecule Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy with the STM

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Authors:: Xu, Chen; Chiang, Chi-lun; Han, Zhumin; Ho, W.

Publication Date:: Thu Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1249658

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER15595; FG02-06ER15826

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Volume: 116 Journal Issue: 16; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Xu, Chen, Chiang, Chi-lun, Han, Zhumin, and Ho, W. Nature of Asymmetry in the Vibrational Line Shape of Single-Molecule Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy with the STM.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.166101.

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                    Xu, Chen, Chiang, Chi-lun, Han, Zhumin, & Ho, W. Nature of Asymmetry in the Vibrational Line Shape of Single-Molecule Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy with the STM.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.166101

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                    Xu, Chen, Chiang, Chi-lun, Han, Zhumin, and Ho, W. Thu .  
"Nature of Asymmetry in the Vibrational Line Shape of Single-Molecule Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy with the STM".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.166101.

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