Kondo blockade due to quantum interference in single-molecule junctions

Andrew K. Mitchell; Kim G. L. Pedersen; Per Hedegård; Jens Paaske

doi:10.1038/ncomms15210

Nature Communications (May 2017)

Kondo blockade due to quantum interference in single-molecule junctions

Andrew K. Mitchell,
Kim G. L. Pedersen,
Per Hedegård,
Jens Paaske

Affiliations

Andrew K. Mitchell: School of Physics, University College Dublin
Kim G. L. Pedersen: Institut für Theorie der Statistischen Physik, RWTH Aachen University
Per Hedegård: Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
Jens Paaske: Center for Quantum Devices, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15210
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Exploring the interplay of quantum effects enriches the scientific and technological understanding in nanoscale devices. The authors find that two apparently different quantum effects, quantum interference and the Kondo effect, can be unified to describe electron transport in single-molecule junctions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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