Estimating the Landauer-Büttiker transmission function from single molecule break junction experiments
| Autor: | Matthew G. Reuter, Stephen Tschudi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Work (thermodynamics)
Materials science Mechanical Engineering Computation Conductance Experimental data Bioengineering Nanotechnology 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Measure (mathematics) 0104 chemical sciences Transmission (telecommunications) Mechanics of Materials Molecule General Materials Science Statistical physics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0210 nano-technology Break junction |
| Zdroj: | Nanotechnology. 27(42) |
| ISSN: | 1361-6528 |
| Popis: | When investigating the electronic response properties of molecules, experiments often measure conductance whereas computation predicts the transmission probability. Although Landauer-Buttiker theory usually relates the two, comparison between experiment and computation remains difficult because experimental data (specifically those from break junctions) are statistical and computational results are deterministic. In this work we develop tools to quantitatively estimate-with error bars-the shape of the Landauer-Buttiker transmission function directly from experimental statistics on conductance and thermopower (if the latter is also available). We subsequently apply these tools to existing data, demonstrating a rigorous statistical comparison between experimental and computational results on molecular electron transport. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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