Transport through molecular junctions

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Editor: Prof. Jan M. van Ruitenbeek
Universiteit Leiden
 
Exploiting the rich design space of organic molecules for applications in future electronic devices is one of the main challenges in nanotechnology. Several groups have recently demonstrated, for a limited set of molecules, clear single-molecule characteristics and fair agreement with computations. Now that attaching leads to individual molecules has been demonstrated we naturally enter into the next exciting phase of the 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 (vibrons). This coupling is predicted to influence transport in dramatic ways as it may destroy the coherence of charge carriers on the molecules and can lead to strong nonequilibrium effects. Many exciting predictions have been discussed in the recent literature showing unique features of single-molecule junctions. These properties can be designed and controlled by chemists.
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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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Published 18 Oct 2011

Interaction of spin and vibrations in transport through single-molecule magnets

  • Falk May,
  • Maarten R. Wegewijs and
  • Walter Hofstetter

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 693–698, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.75

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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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Published 18 Oct 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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Published 18 Oct 2011

Nonconservative current-induced forces: A physical interpretation

  • Tchavdar N. Todorov,
  • Daniel Dundas,
  • Anthony T. Paxton and
  • Andrew P. Horsfield

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 727–733, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.79

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Published 27 Oct 2011

Lifetime analysis of individual-atom contacts and crossover to geometric-shell structures in unstrained silver nanowires

  • Christian Obermair,
  • Holger Kuhn and
  • Thomas Schimmel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 740–745, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.81

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Published 03 Nov 2011

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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Published 09 Nov 2011

Effect of the environment on the electrical conductance of the single benzene-1,4-diamine molecule junction

  • Shigeto Nakashima,
  • Yuuta Takahashi and
  • Manabu Kiguchi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 755–759, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.83

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Published 16 Nov 2011

Current-induced dynamics in carbon atomic contacts

  • Jing-Tao Lü,
  • Tue Gunst,
  • Per Hedegård and
  • Mads Brandbyge

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 814–823, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.90

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Published 16 Dec 2011

When “small” terms matter: Coupled interference features in the transport properties of cross-conjugated molecules

  • Gemma C. Solomon,
  • Justin P. Bergfield,
  • Charles A. Stafford and
  • Mark A. Ratner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 862–871, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.95

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Published 29 Dec 2011

Transmission eigenvalue distributions in highly conductive molecular junctions

  • Justin P. Bergfield,
  • Joshua D. Barr and
  • Charles A. Stafford

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 40–51, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.5

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Published 16 Jan 2012

Current-induced forces in mesoscopic systems: A scattering-matrix approach

  • Niels Bode,
  • Silvia Viola Kusminskiy,
  • Reinhold Egger and
  • Felix von Oppen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 144–162, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.15

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Published 20 Feb 2012

Strong spin-filtering and spin-valve effects in a molecular V–C60–V contact

  • Mohammad Koleini and
  • Mads Brandbyge

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 589–596, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.69

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Published 22 Aug 2012
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