arXiv Open Access 2022

Exact analytic formula for conductance predicting a tunable Sommerfeld-Arrhenius thermal transition within a single-step tunneling mechanism in molecular junctions subject to mechanical stretching

Ioan Baldea

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We show that the conductance $G$ of molecular tunnel junctions wherein the charge transport is dominated by a single energy level can be expressed in closed analytic form which is exact and valid at arbitrary temperature $T$ and model parameter values. On this basis, we show that the single-step tunneling mechanism is compatible with a continuous thermal transition from a weakly $T$-dependent $G$ at low $T$ (Sommerfeld regime) to a nearly exponential $1/T$-dependent $G$ at high $T$ (Arrhenius-like regime). We predict that this Sommerfeld-Arrhenius transition can be observed in real molecular junctions % (e.g., based on perylene diimide) and can be continuously tuned, e.g., via mechanical stretching.

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cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.chem-ph

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Ioan Baldea

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Baldea, I. (2022). Exact analytic formula for conductance predicting a tunable Sommerfeld-Arrhenius thermal transition within a single-step tunneling mechanism in molecular junctions subject to mechanical stretching. https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.12544

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Tahun Terbit: 2022
Bahasa: en
Sumber Database: arXiv
Akses: Open Access ✓