Quantum interference effects at room temperature in OPV-based single-molecule junctions

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  • Carlos R. Arroyo
  • Riccardo Frisenda
  • Kasper Moth-Poulsen
  • Johannes S. Seldenthuis
  • Thomas Bjørnholm
  • Herre S. J. van der Zant
Interference effects on charge transport through an individual molecule can lead to a notable modulation and suppression on its conductance. In this letter, we report the observation of quantum interference effects occurring at room temperature in single-molecule junctions based on oligo(3)-phenylenevinylene (OPV3) derivatives, in which the central benzene ring is coupled to either para- or meta-positions. Using the break-junction technique, we find that the conductance for a single meta-OPV3 molecule wired between gold electrodes is one order of magnitude smaller than that of a para-OPV3 molecule. Theoretical calculations confirm the occurrence of constructive and destructive interference in the para- and meta-OPV3 molecules respectively, which arises from the phase difference of the transmission coefficients through the molecular orbitals.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer234
TidsskriftNanoscale Research Letters
Vol/bind8
Antal sider6
ISSN1931-7573
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2013

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    Forskningsområder

  • Single-molecule transport, Quantum interference, Break junctions, Non-equilibrium Green's functions

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