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Using a pi-orbital tight-binding model, we study the elastic and photoassisted transport properties of metal-molecule-metal junctions based on oligophenylenes of varying lengths. The effect of monochromatic light is modeled with an ac…
Single-electron circuits of the future, consisting of a network of quantum dots, will require a mechanism to transport electrons from one functional part to another. For example, in a quantum computer[1] decoherence and circuit complexity…
We report an insulator-metal-insulator transition in films of five metal phthalocyanines (MPc) doped with alkali atoms. Electrical conduction measurements demonstrate that increasing the alkali concentration results in the formation of a…
Quantum-confined semiconductor structures are the cornerstone of modern-day electronics. Spatial confinement in these structures leads to formation of discrete low-dimensional subbands. At room temperature, carriers transfer among different…
We present a comprehensive study of the properties of the off-resonant conductance spectrum in oligomer nanojunctions between graphitic electrodes. By employing first-principle-based methods and the Landauer approach of quantum transport,…
Rapid electron transport in the quantum well triggers many novel physical phenomena and becomes a critical point for the high-speed electronics. Here, we found electrical properties of the titanium oxide changed from semiconducting to…
Transport characteristics of single crystal bismuth films on Si(111)-7 \times 7 are found to be metallic or insulating at temperature below or above TC, respectively. The transition temperature TC decreases as the film thickness increases.…
The electron transport in the two-dimensional gas formed in tensile-strained Si1-xGex/Si/Si1-xGex heterostructures is investigated using Monte Carlo simulation. At first the electron mobility is studied in ungated modulation doped…
Macroscopic assemblies of one- and two-dimensional materials promise to translate nanoscale electronic properties into device-scale performance, yet the microscopic principles governing charge transport in such networks remain unresolved.…
Designing molecular organic semiconductors with distinct frontier orbitals is key for the development of devices with desirable properties. Generating defined organic nanostructures with atomic precision can be accomplished by on-surface…
We calculate the electronic transport through a molecular dimer, in which an excess electron is delocalized over equivalent monomers, which can be locally distorted. In this system the Born-Oppenheimer approximation breaks down resulting in…
The quantum interaction between molecules and electrode s material at molecules-electrode interfaces is a major ingredient in the electronic transport properties of organic junctions. Driven by the coupling strength between the two…
The electrical creation and detection of spin accumulation in ferromagnet/semiconductor Schottky contacts that exhibit highly non-linear and rectifying electrical transport is evaluated. If the spin accumulation in the semiconductor is…
We propose a phenomenological description of electronic transport through a normal metal/superconductor interface of arbitrary transparency, which accounts for the presence of electron-electron interaction in the normal metal. The effect of…
Electronic transport characteristics through a single phenalenyl molecule sandwiched between two metallic electrodes are investigated by the use of Green's function technique. A parametric approach, based on the tight-binding model, is used…
The linear transport properties of a model molecular transistor with electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions were investigated analytically and numerically. The model takes into account phonon modulation of the electronic energy…
The coexistence of semiconducting (2H) and metallic (1T) phases of MoS$_{2}$ monolayers have further pushed their strong potential for applications in the next generation of electronic devices based on the two-dimensional lateral…
The metal-semiconductor (M-S) junction based devices are commonly used in all sorts of electronic devices. Their electrical properties are defined by the metallic phase properties with a respect to the semiconductor used. Here we make an…
Two dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) formed at the interfaces of oxide heterostructures draw considerable interest owing to their unique physics and potential applications. Growing such heterostructures on conventional semiconductors has…
We have studied the electronic transport properties of homogeneously disordered superconducting tantalum thin films in magnetic fields. The films exhibit three distinct transport regimes in the zero temperature limit which we identify as…