Quantum transport through molecular wires

Details Quantum transport through molecular wires Quantum transport through molecular wires

2008-12-14

arxiv.org/abs/0812.2637v3

International Journal of Modern Physics B (IJMPB), Volume: 23, Issue: 2 (2009) pp. 177-187

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

8 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1142/S021797920904970X

We explore electron transport properties in molecular wires made of heterocyclic molecules (pyrrole, furan and thiophene) by using the Green's function technique. Parametric calculations are given based on the tight-binding model to describe the electron transport in these wires. It is observed that the transport properties are significantly influenced by (a) the heteroatoms in the heterocyclic molecules and (b) the molecule-to-electrodes coupling strength. Conductance ($g$) shows sharp resonance peaks associated with the molecular energy levels in the limit of weak molecular coupling, while they get broadened in the strong molecular coupling limit. These resonances get shifted with the change of the heteroatoms in these heterocyclic molecules. All the essential features of the electron transfer through these molecular wires become much more clearly visible from the study of our current-voltage ($I$-$V$) characteristics, and they provide several key informations in the study of molecular transport.

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