Vibration-mediated correlation effects in the transport properties of a benzene molecule
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2013-08-09 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons
Abstract
We theoretically analyze correlation effects on the transport properties of a benzene molecule that are mediated by interactions between the motion of the nuclei and the transmitted charge. We focus on the lowest-lying molecular vibrational mode which allows us to derive an analytic expression for the current. The results provide transparent interpretations of various features of the highly nonlinear current-voltage characteristics, which is experimentally accessible through resonant inelastic electron-tunneling spectroscopy.
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@article{arxiv.1211.1384,
title = {Vibration-mediated correlation effects in the transport properties of a benzene molecule},
author = {Michael Knap and Enrico Arrigoni and Wolfgang von der Linden},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.1384},
year = {2013}
}
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6 pages, 3 figures