Slow Vibrations in Transport through Molecules
arXiv:cond-mat/0512047 · doi:10.1021/nl051453a
Abstract
We show how one can measure the signal from slow jumps of a single molecule between metastable positions using a setup where the molecule is fixed to one lead, and one of the coupling strengths is controlled externally. Such a measurement yields information about slow processes deforming the molecule in times much longer than the characteristic time scales for the electron transport process.
4 pages, 3 figures
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