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Coherent Destruction of Coulomb Blockade Peaks in Molecular Junctions

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2010-11-15 v2 Other Condensed Matter

Abstract

Coherent electronic transport in single-molecule junctions is investigated in the Coulomb blockade regime. Both the transmission phase and probability are calculated for junctions with various contact symmetries. A dramatic suppression of the Coulomb blockade peaks is predicted for junctions where multiple atomic orbitals of the molecule couple to a single electrode although the charging steps are unaffected.

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@article{arxiv.0912.4066,
  title  = {Coherent Destruction of Coulomb Blockade Peaks in Molecular Junctions},
  author = {J. P. Bergfield and Ph. Jacquod and C. A. Stafford},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.4066},
  year   = {2010}
}

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6 pages, 4 figures