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Towards quantitative accuracy in first-principles transport calculations: The GW method applied to alkane/gold junctions

  • Mikkel Strange and
  • Kristian S. Thygesen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 746–754, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.82

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  • -standing problem in the field of charge transport. Here we demonstrate excellent agreement with experiments for the transport properties of the gold/alkanediamine benchmark system when electron–electron interactions are described by the many-body GW approximation. The conductance follows an exponential
  • approximation to study the role of exchange–correlation effects for the energy-level alignment and electron transport in short alkane chains coupled to gold electrodes through amine linker groups. The gold/alkane junction is a benchmark system for molecular charge transport and has been exhaustively
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Published 09 Nov 2011

Charge transport in a zinc–porphyrin single-molecule junction

  • Mickael L. Perrin,
  • Christian A. Martin,
  • Ferry Prins,
  • Ahson J. Shaikh,
  • Rienk Eelkema,
  • Jan H. van Esch,
  • Jan M. van Ruitenbeek,
  • Herre S. J. van der Zant and
  • Diana Dulić

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 714–719, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.77

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  • University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 CA Leiden, The Netherlands 10.3762/bjnano.2.77 Abstract We have investigated charge transport in ZnTPPdT–Pyr (TPPdT: 5,15-di(p-thiolphenyl)-10,20-di(p-tolyl
  • interpreted with care, and that the combination with I(V) spectroscopy represents an essential tool for a more detailed characterization of the charge transport in a single molecule. Keywords: mechanically controllable break junction; molecular conformation; molecular electronics; porphyrin; single-molecule
  • -resonance transport. As such, spectroscopic information about molecular energy levels involved in the charge transport is lacking. Here, we investigate charge transport through a zinc(II) porphyrin [zinc(II) 5,15-di(p-thiolphenyl)-10,20-di(p-tolyl)porphyrin] with an axial pyridine ligand in both the low
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Published 18 Oct 2011

An MCBJ case study: The influence of π-conjugation on the single-molecule conductance at a solid/liquid interface

  • Wenjing Hong,
  • Hennie Valkenier,
  • Gábor Mészáros,
  • David Zsolt Manrique,
  • Artem Mishchenko,
  • Alexander Putz,
  • Pavel Moreno García,
  • Colin J. Lambert,
  • Jan C. Hummelen and
  • Thomas Wandlowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 699–713, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.76

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  • , Department of Physics, Lancaster LA1 4YB, England Institute of Bio- and Nanosystems IBN 3 and Center of Nanoelectronic Systems for Informational Technology, Research Center Juelich, D-52425 Juelich, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.2.76 Abstract π-Conjugation plays an important role in charge transport through single
  • tremendously during the past ten years [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. A comprehensive understanding of charge transport through single molecules and tailored nanojunctions is a fundamental requirement for further electronic-circuit and device design. For instance, the role of length [14][15] and
  • molecular conformation [13][16] and as well as of the anchoring group and of the contacting leads [17][18] was studied to develop correlations between charge-transport characteristics and molecular structure. Furthermore, π-conjugation plays an essential role in charge transport through single molecular
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Published 18 Oct 2011

Transport through molecular junctions

  • Jan M. van Ruitenbeek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 691–692, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.74

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  • research, where molecule-specific properties can be engineered and studied. The most prominent property that distinguishes organic molecules from inorganic quantum dots and nanowires is that they are floppy nano-objects with a strong coupling between charge transport and vibrational degrees of freedom
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Published 18 Oct 2011

Self-organizing bioinspired oligothiophene–oligopeptide hybrids

  • Alexey K. Shaytan,
  • Eva-Kathrin Schillinger,
  • Elena Mena-Osteritz,
  • Sylvia Schmid,
  • Pavel G. Khalatur,
  • Peter Bäuerle and
  • Alexei R. Khokhlov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 525–544, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.57

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  • fundamental understanding of their structural and charge transport properties. Various morphological organization examples of fibrillar aggregates that can be formed by polymer bioconjugates: (a) Wide planar tapes [18]; (b) helical superstructure [19]; (c) tapes with a dumb-bell shaped cross section [20]; (d
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Published 05 Sep 2011

Structure, morphology, and magnetic properties of Fe nanoparticles deposited onto single-crystalline surfaces

  • Armin Kleibert,
  • Wolfgang Rosellen,
  • Mathias Getzlaff and
  • Joachim Bansmann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 47–56, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.6

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  • ]. Such data are not only relevant for magnetism, but also for charge transport phenomena and catalytic activities of supported nanoparticles in heterogeneous catalysis. Our findings are also relevant for chemically produced particles which are subsequently dispersed on a surface. In such a case, the
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