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Inelastic Transport and Low-Bias Rectification in a Single-Molecule Diode

Title
Inelastic Transport and Low-Bias Rectification in a Single-Molecule Diode
Author(s)
Hihath, JoshuaBruot, ChristopherNakamura, HisaoAsai, YoshihiroDiez-Perez, IsmaelLee, YounguYu, LupingTao, Nongjian
Issued Date
2011-10
Citation
ACS Nano, v.5, no.10, pp.8331 - 8339
Type
Article
Author Keywords
molecular electronicsSTM-break junctionInelastic electron tunneling spectroscopyIETSsingle-molecule conductance
Keywords
1ST-PRINCIPLESAnti-SymmetricArticleBehavioral ResearchChemistryDistillationElastic TransmissionsElasticityElectric ConductivityElectric RectifiersElectrical EquipmentElectrical Equipment and SuppliesElectrodeElectrodesElectronElectron-Phonon InteractionsELECTRON-TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPYElectron TunnelingElectronsEquipment DesignFirst-Principles CalculationIETSInelastic Electron TunnelingInelastic Electron Tunneling SpectroscopyJUNCTIONSLow BiasLow TemperaturesMETALMolecular-Scale DevicesMolecular ElectronicsMoleculesPhononPhononsPyrimidinePyrimidine DerivativePyrimidinesRectification BehaviorReverse BiasScanning Tunneling MicroscopySingle-MoleculeSingle-Molecule ConductanceSingle-Molecule JunctionsSingle Molecule DiodesSPECTROSCOPYSTM-Break JunctionSUBSTITUTIONSulfhydryl CompoundsTemPERATURETHIOLThiol DerivativeTransport BehaviorTransport MechanismTransport PathwaysUNIMOLECULAR RECTIFIERSVIBRATION SPECTRAZero Bias
ISSN
1936-0851
Abstract
Designing, controlling, and understanding rectification behavior in molecular-scale devices has been a goal of the molecular electronics community for many years. Here we study the transport behavior of a single molecule diode, and its nonrectifying, symmetric counterpart at low temperatures, and at both low and high biases to help elucidate the electron-phonon interactions and transport mechanisms in the rectifying system. We find that the onset of current rectification occurs at low biases, indicating a significant change in the elastic transport pathway. However, the peaks in the inelastic electron tunneling (IET) spectrum are antisymmetric about zero bias and show no significant changes in energy or intensity in the forward or reverse bias directions, indicating that despite the change in the elastic transmission probability there is little impact on the inelastic pathway. These results agree with first principles calculations performed to evaluate the IETS, which also allow us to identify which modes are active in the single molecule junction. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/56412
DOI
10.1021/nn2030644
Publisher
American Chemical Society
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  • 이윤구 Lee, Youngu
  • Research Interests OTF Solar cell; OLED; Printed Electronics; 유기박막형 태양전지
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