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The IDIS Model at the Molecular Limit

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In the previous chapter we have shown that the IDIS model is a simple yet accurate model for predicting and studying energy level alignment at metal-organic interfaces, that appear in new organic electronic devices like OLEDs. However there are other systems where metal-organic interaction takes place, but are not an infinite metal-organic interface. This is the case of molecular electronics devices (where an organic molecule is attached to two metallic electrodes) , or individual molecules deposited over surfaces at extremely low coverage . It should be desirable to extend our model to those kind of systems.

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Abad, E. (2013). The IDIS Model at the Molecular Limit. In: Energy Level Alignment and Electron Transport Through Metal/Organic Contacts. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30907-6_4

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