Vibration Spectroscopy of Single Molecular Junctions

2016 ◽  
pp. 237-262
Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Thomas ◽  
Imane Arbouch ◽  
David Guérin ◽  
Xavier Wallart ◽  
Colin van Dyck ◽  
...  

We report the formation of self-assembled monolayers of a molecular photoswitch (azobenzene-bithiophene derivative, AzBT) on cobalt via a thiol covalent bond. We study the electrical properties of the molecular junctions...


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Li ◽  
Xiaobo Li ◽  
Shidong Zhang ◽  
Liemao Cao ◽  
Fangping Ouyang ◽  
...  

AbstractStrain engineering has become one of the effective methods to tune the electronic structures of materials, which can be introduced into the molecular junction to induce some unique physical effects. The various γ-graphyne nanoribbons (γ-GYNRs) embedded between gold (Au) electrodes with strain controlling have been designed, involving the calculation of the spin-dependent transport properties by employing the density functional theory. Our calculated results exhibit that the presence of strain has a great effect on transport properties of molecular junctions, which can obviously enhance the coupling between the γ-GYNR and Au electrodes. We find that the current flowing through the strained nanojunction is larger than that of the unstrained one. What is more, the length and strained shape of the γ-GYNR serves as the important factors which affect the transport properties of molecular junctions. Simultaneously, the phenomenon of spin-splitting occurs after introducing strain into nanojunction, implying that strain engineering may be a new means to regulate the electron spin. Our work can provide theoretical basis for designing of high performance graphyne-based devices in the future.


Author(s):  
Lin Huang ◽  
Yu-Jia Zeng ◽  
Dan Wu ◽  
Nan-Nan Luo ◽  
Ye-Xin Feng ◽  
...  

Achieving high tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) in molecular-scale junctions is attractive for their applications in spintronics. By using density-functional theory (DFT) in combination with the nonequilibrium Green's function (NEGF) method, we...


Author(s):  
Luke J. O’Driscoll ◽  
Sara Sangtarash ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Abdalghani Daaoub ◽  
Wenjing Hong ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5230-5235
Author(s):  
Xintai Wang ◽  
Ali Ismael ◽  
Ahmad Almutlg ◽  
Majed Alshammari ◽  
Alaa Al-Jobory ◽  
...  

A major potential advantage of creating thermoelectric devices using self-assembled molecular layers is their mechanical flexibility.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhikai Zhao ◽  
Chenyang Guo ◽  
Lifa Ni ◽  
Xueyan Zhao ◽  
Surong Zhang ◽  
...  

We develop a method based on the mechanically controllable break junction technique to investigate the electron transport properties of single molecular junctions upon fiber waveguided light. In our strategy, a...


2021 ◽  
Vol 154 (9) ◽  
pp. 094108
Author(s):  
Pablo Carpio-Martínez ◽  
Gabriel Hanna

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 909
Author(s):  
Hongxin Wang ◽  
Artur Braun ◽  
Stephen P. Cramer ◽  
Leland B. Gee ◽  
Yoshitaka Yoda

Nuclear resonant vibrational spectroscopy (NRVS) is a synchrotron radiation (SR)-based nuclear inelastic scattering spectroscopy that measures the phonons (i.e., vibrational modes) associated with the nuclear transition. It has distinct advantages over traditional vibration spectroscopy and has wide applications in physics, chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, materials sciences, and geology, as well as many other research areas. In this article, we present a scientific and figurative description of this yet modern tool for the potential users in various research fields in the future. In addition to short discussions on its development history, principles, and other theoretical issues, the focus of this article is on the experimental aspects, such as the instruments, the practical measurement issues, the data process, and a few examples of its applications. The article concludes with introduction to non-57Fe NRVS and an outlook on the impact from the future upgrade of SR rings.


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