Cotunneling model for current-induced events in molecular wires

Thorsten Hansen; Vladimiro Mujica; Mark A. Ratner

doi:10.1021/nl801001q

Cotunneling model for current-induced events in molecular wires

Thorsten Hansen, Vladimiro Mujica, Mark A. Ratner

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Many phenomena in molecular transport junctions involve transitions between electronic states of the molecular wire, and, therefore, cannot be described adequately using the Landauer picture. We present a model for cotunneling processes in molecular wires. These are coherent second-order processes that can be observed at low temperatures. As an example, we consider the STM-induced dissociation of acetylene. The large voltage threshold for dissociation observed experimentally is naturally accounted for within the cotunneling model.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3525-3531
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	8
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl801001q
State	Published - Oct 1 2008
Externally published	Yes

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General Chemistry
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering

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