Searching the hearts of graphene-like molecules for simplicity, sensitivity and logic

Autor:	Sangtarash, Sara, Huang, Cancan, Sadeghi, Hatef, Sorohhov, Gleb, Hauser, Jürg, Wandlowski, Thomas, Hong, Wenjing, Decurtins, Silvio, Liu, Shi-Xia, Lambert, Colin J.
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1021/jacs.5b06558
Popis:	If quantum interference patterns in the hearts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) could be isolated and manipulated, then a significant step towards realizing the potential of single-molecule electronics would be achieved. Here we demonstrate experimentally and theoretically that a simple, parameter-free, analytic theory of interference patterns evaluated at the mid-point of the HOMO-LUMO gap (referred to as M-functions) correctly predicts conductance ratios of molecules with pyrene, naphthalene, anthracene, anthanthrene or azulene hearts. M-functions provide new design strategies for identifying molecules with phase-coherent logic functions and enhancing the sensitivity of molecular-scale interferometers. Comment: in J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2015)
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.00984 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv