The role of contacts in molecular electronics

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Contributors

  • Max-Planck-Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

Abstract

Molecular electronic devices are the upmost destiny of the miniaturization trend of electronic components. Although not yet reproducible on large scale, molecular devices are since recently subject of intense studies both experimentally and theoretically, which agree in pointing out the extreme sensitivity of such devices on the nature and quality of the contacts. This chapter intends to provide a general theoretical framework for modeling electronic transport at the molecular scale by describing the implementation of a hybrid method based on Green function theory and density functional algorithms. In order to show the presence of contact-dependent features in the molecular conductance, we discuss three archetypal molecular devices, which are intended to focus on the importance of the different sub-parts of a molecular two-terminal setup.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationADVANCES IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS 42
EditorsB Kramer
PublisherSpringer, Berlin [u. a.]
Pages133-149
Number of pages17
ISBN (print)3-540-42907-7
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

TitleSpring Meeting of the Deutsche-Physikalische-Gesellschaft
Duration25 - 29 March 2002
CityREGENSBURG
CountryGermany

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-8121-8041/work/142240832

Keywords

Keywords

  • CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS, SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY, CARBON-ATOM WIRES, ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTION, LANDAUER FORMULA, NANOTUBES, SINGLE, RESISTANCE, TRANSPORT, MODEL