Theory of tunneling transport in periodic chains
arXiv:0904.3007 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.035124
Abstract
We present an extended discussion of a recently proposed theoretical approach for off-resonance tunneling transport. The proofs and the arguments are explained at length and simple analogies and illustrations are used where possible. The result is an analytic formula for the asymptotic tunneling conductance which involves the overlap of three well defined physical quantities. We argue that the formula can be used to gain fresh insight into the tunneling transport characteristics of various systems. The formalism is applied here to molecular devices consisting of planar phenyl chains connected to gold electrodes via amine linkers.
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