Control of electron transport through Fano resonances in molecular wires

Abstract

Using a first principles approach, we study the electron transport properties of two molecules of length 2.5nm which are the building blocks for a new class of molecular wires containing fluorenone units. We show that the presence of side groups attached to these units leads to Fano resonances close to the Fermi energy. As a consequence electron transport through the molecule can be controlled either by chemically modifying the side group, or by changing the conformation of the side group. This sensitivity, which is not present in Breit-Wigner resonances, opens up new possibilities for novel single-molecule sensors.

4 pages, 7 figures. Accepted for publication in PRB

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• Critical Roles of Metal-Molecule Contacts in Electron Transport Through Molecular-wire Junctions
• Resonant tunneling and Fano resonance in quantum dots with electron-phonon interaction

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