Transport signature of pseudo-Jahn-Teller dynamics in a single-molecule transistor

Details Transport signature of pseudo-Jahn-Teller dynamics in a single-molecule transistor Transport signature of pseudo-Jahn-Teller dynamics in a single-molecule transistor

2008-02-22

arxiv.org/abs/0802.3326v2

EPL, 83 (2008) 58001

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

6 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1209/0295-5075/83/58001

We calculate the electronic transport through a molecular dimer, in which an excess electron is delocalized over equivalent monomers, which can be locally distorted. In this system the Born-Oppenheimer approximation breaks down resulting in quantum entanglement of the mechanical and electronic motion. We show that pseudo Jahn-Teller (pJT) dynamics of the molecule gives rise to conductance peaks that indicate this violation. Their magnitude, sign and position sharply depend on the electro-mechanical properties of the molecule, which can be varied in recently developed three-terminal junctions with mechanical control. The predicted effect depends crucially on the degree of intramolecular delocalization of the excess electron, a parameter which is also of fundamental importance in physical chemistry.

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