不循环系统中的量子干扰:交叉结合分子的导电性
Gemma C Solomon1, David Q Andrews, Randall H Goldsmith
1Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. g-solomon@northwestern.edu
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|December 5, 2008
概括
量子干扰效应显著影响非循环分子中的电子运输. 交叉结合系统在导电性方面表现出很大的动态范围,这对于分子电子学至关重要.
科学领域:
- 量子化学是一种量子化学.
- 分子电子学分子电子学
- 凝聚物质物理学 凝聚物质物理学
背景情况:
- 通过分子传输电子是分子电子学的基础.
- 了解量子干扰是控制分子导电性的关键.
- 环分子为电子转移研究提供可调节的平台.
研究的目的:
- 通过非循环分子研究弹性电子运输中的量子干扰效应.
- 分析分子结合对运输特性的影响.
- 为了识别高开/关比电子元件的分子图案.
主要方法:
- 电子传输的理论计算.
- 对各种分子结构的传输特征的分析.
- 交叉合,线性合和非合系统的比较.
主要成果:
- 在弹性电子传输中观察到显著的量子干扰效应.
- 干扰特征主导交叉结合分子的导电范围.
- 交叉结合的分子在导电性方面表现出很大的动态范围,使高和低道状态成为可能.
结论:
- 交叉结合的非循环分子为电子转移提供了一个新的动机.
- 这些分子在没有核运动的情况下提供可访问的高和低导电状态.
- 大的动态范围对于设计高效的分子开关,晶体管和传感器至关重要.
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