Vibrational Instabilities in Resonant Electron Transport through Single-Molecule Junctions

Details Vibrational Instabilities in Resonant Electron Transport through Single-Molecule Junctions Vibrational Instabilities in Resonant Electron Transport through Single-Molecule Junctions

2011-02-04

arxiv.org/abs/1102.0840v1

Phys. Rev. B 83, 125419 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

19 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.83.125419

We analyze various limits of vibrationally coupled resonant electron transport in single-molecule junctions. Based on a master equation approach, we discuss analytic and numerical results for junctions under a high bias voltage or weak electronic-vibrational coupling. It is shown that in these limits the vibrational excitation of the molecular bridge increases indefinitely, i.e. the junction exhibits a vibrational instability. Moreover, our analysis provides analytic results for the vibrational distribution function and reveals that these vibrational instabilities are related to electron-hole pair creation processes.

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