Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2008-08-19
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
accepted for publication in Applied Physics A
Scientific paper
10.1007/s00339-008-4837-z
Using a scanning tunneling microscope we have measured the quantum conductance through a PTCDA molecule for different configurations of the tip-molecule-surface junction. A peculiar conductance resonance arises at the Fermi level for certain tip to surface distances. We have relaxed the molecular junction coordinates and calculated transport by means of the Landauer/Keldysh approach. The zero bias transmission calculated for fixed tip positions in lateral dimensions but different tip substrate distances show a clear shift and sharpening of the molecular chemisorption level on increasing the STM-surface distance, in agreement with experiment.
Cuniberti Gianaurelio
Neucheva Olga
Pump Florian
Rohlfing Michael
Soubatch Serguei
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