Motor effect in electron transport through a molecular junction with torsional vibrations

Details Motor effect in electron transport through a molecular junction with torsional vibrations Motor effect in electron transport through a molecular junction with torsional vibrations

2010-07-27

arxiv.org/abs/1007.4826v3

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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We propose a model for a molecular junction with internal anharmonic torsional vibrations interacting with an electric current. The Wangsness-Bloch-Redfield master equation approach is used to determine the stationary reduced density matrix of the molecule. The dependence of the current, excitation energy and angular momentum of the junction on the applied voltage is studied. Negative differential conductance is observed in the current-voltage characteristics. It is shown that a model with vibrationally dependent coupling to the electrodes, asymmetric with respect to the interchanging of electrodes, leads to a strong correlation between the applied voltage and the angular momentum of the junction. The model thus works as a molecular motor, with the angular momentum controlled by the size and sign of the voltage.

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