Vibrational assisted conduction in a molecular wire
arXiv:1612.01809 · doi:10.1088/2058-9565/aa6d42
Abstract
We present a detailed study of the conduction properties of a molecular wire where hopping processes between electronic sites are coupled to a vibrational mode of the molecule. The latter is sandwiched between two electronic leads at finite temperatures. We show that the electro-mechanical coupling can lead to a strong enhancement of the lead-to-lead conduction. Moreover, under suitable driving of the molecular vibrational mode, the device can act as a transistor passing sharply from enhanced conduction to short-circuit configuration.
arXiv comment10 pages with appendix and 5 figures
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