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Theory of electron transport through single molecules

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Theory of electron transport through single molecules. / Al-Jobory, Alaa.
Lancaster: Lancaster University, 2018. 161 p.

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

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Al-Jobory, A 2018, 'Theory of electron transport through single molecules', PhD, Lancaster University, Lancaster. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/203

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Al-Jobory, A. (2018). Theory of electron transport through single molecules. [Doctoral Thesis, Lancaster University]. Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/203

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Al-Jobory A. Theory of electron transport through single molecules. Lancaster: Lancaster University, 2018. 161 p. doi: 10.17635/lancaster/thesis/203

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Al-Jobory, Alaa. / Theory of electron transport through single molecules. Lancaster : Lancaster University, 2018. 161 p.

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