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Mechanoelectric sensitivity reveals destructive quantum interference in single-molecule junctions.

Sebastiaan van der Poel¹, Juan Hurtado-Gallego², Matthias Blaschke³

¹Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, Delft, 2628 CJ, The Netherlands.

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We measured destructive quantum interference dips in single-molecule junctions at room temperature using mechanical modulation. Thermal fluctuations are crucial for accurately describing these sharp conductance features under ambient conditions.

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Area of Science:

Quantum transport
Molecular electronics
Condensed matter physics

Background:

Quantum interference significantly impacts charge transport in single-molecule junctions.
Measuring destructive interference dips, particularly in continuous operation, presents experimental challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To reconstruct the destructive quantum interference dip in conductance versus displacement for single-molecule junctions.
To investigate the behavior of the Seebeck coefficient across this interference dip.
To quantitatively explain the observed phenomena, considering thermal fluctuations and experimental conditions.

Main Methods:

Mechanical modulation experiments at ambient conditions to measure conductance changes.
Simultaneous measurement of the Seebeck coefficient.
Theoretical calculations incorporating electrode distance and energy alignment variations.

Main Results:

Successfully reconstructed the destructive quantum interference dip of conductance versus displacement.
Observed a sinusoidal response of the Seebeck coefficient across the dip without a sign change.
Theoretical models quantitatively explained the experimental observations, highlighting the role of thermal fluctuations.

Conclusions:

Mechanical modulation enables the reconstruction of quantum interference dips in single-molecule junctions.
Thermal fluctuations are essential for understanding sharp features in molecular transport under ambient conditions.
The study bridges the gap between experimental break-junction measurements and theoretical models for single-molecule transport.