Understanding resonant charge transport through weakly coupled single-molecule junctions

James O. Thomas; Bart Limburg; Jakub K. Sowa; Kyle Willick; Jonathan Baugh; G. Andrew D. Briggs; Erik M. Gauger; Harry L. Anderson; Jan A. Mol

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12625-4

Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

Understanding resonant charge transport through weakly coupled single-molecule junctions

James O. Thomas,
Bart Limburg,
Jakub K. Sowa,
Kyle Willick,
Jonathan Baugh,
G. Andrew D. Briggs,
Erik M. Gauger,
Harry L. Anderson,
Jan A. Mol

Affiliations

James O. Thomas: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory
Bart Limburg: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory
Jakub K. Sowa: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
Kyle Willick: Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
Jonathan Baugh: Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
G. Andrew D. Briggs: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
Erik M. Gauger: SUPA, Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University
Harry L. Anderson: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory
Jan A. Mol: Department of Materials, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12625-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The mechanism of nonadiabatic electron transfer in molecular systems is an important research topic for understanding various chemical reactions. Thomas et al. quantify resonant charge transport through single-molecule junctions as a model system for examining quantum and Marcus theories.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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