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Combining insights from quantum chemistry calculations with master equations, we discuss a mechanism for negative differential resistance (NDR) in molecular junctions, operated in the regime of weak tunnel coupling. The NDR originates from…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-01-10 Martin Leijnse , Wei Sun , Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen , Per Hedegård , Karsten Flensberg

Negative differential resistivity (NDR) in a (3+1)-dimensional quantum system of strongly correlated charge carriers is theoretically reproduced by using the AdS/CFT correspondence. Our system is microscopically defined, and the analysis…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-09-19 Shin Nakamura

We theoretically investigate negative differential resistance (NDR) of massless and massive Dirac Fermions in double barrier resonant tunneling diodes based on sufficiently short and wide graphene strips. The current-voltage characteristics…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-03-12 Yu Song , Han-Chun Wu , Yong Guo

We propose a graphene device that can generate spin-dependent negative differential resistance (NDR). The device is composed of a sufficiently wide and short graphene and two gated EuO strips deposited on top of it. This scheme avoids…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-26 Yu Song , Yang Liu , Xiaolong Feng , Fei Yan , Wei-Zhi Zhang

A new mechanism is proposed to explain the origin of negative differential resistance (NDR) in a strongly coupled single molecule-metal junction. A first-principles quantum transport calculation in a Fe-terpyridine linker molecule…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ranjit Pati , Mike McClain , Anirban Bandyopadhyay

Graphene nanoribbons with armchair edges (AGNRs) have bandgaps that can be flexibly tuned via the ribbon width. A junction made of a narrower AGNR sandwiched between two wider AGNR leads was recently reported to possess two perfect…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Suchun Li , Chee Kwan Gan , Young-Woo Son , Yuan Ping Feng , Su Ying Quek

We theoretically investigate negative differential resistance (NDR) for ballistic transport in semiconducting armchair graphene nanoribbon (aGNR) superlattices (5 to 20 barriers) at low bias voltages V_SD < 500 mV. We combine the graphene…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-11 Gerson J. Ferreira , Michael N. Leuenberger , Daniel Loss , J. Carlos Egues

We investigate the atomic-scale tunneling characteristics of bilayer graphene on silicon carbide using the scanning tunneling microscopy. The high-resolution tunneling spectroscopy reveals an unexpected negative differential resistance…

We present the appearance of negative differential resistance (NDR) in spin-dependent electron transport through a few-atom spin-chain. A chain of three antiferromagnetically coupled Fe atoms(Fe trimer) was positioned on a Cu2N/Cu(100)…

Metal-based electronics is attractive for fast and radiation-hard electronic circuits and remains one of the longstanding goals for researchers. The emergence of 1T-TaS$_2$, a layered material exhibiting strong charge density wave (CDW)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-12 Mehak Mahajan , Kausik Majumdar

Negative differential conductivity (NDC) is a widely exploited effect in modern electronic components. Here, a proof-of-principle is given for the observation of NDC in a quantum transport device for neutral atoms employing a multi-mode…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2017-08-24 Ralf Labouvie , Bodhaditya Santra , Simon Heun , Sandro Wimberger , Herwig Ott

A decrease in current with increasing voltage, often referred to as negative differential resistance (NDR), has been observed in many electronic devices and can usually be understood within a one-electron picture. However, NDR has recently…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Bhaskaran Muralidharan , Supriyo Datta

We have observed tunable negative differential resistance (NDR) in scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements of a double layer of C60 molecules on a metallic surface. Using a simple model we show that the observed NDR behavior is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Grobis , A. Wachowiak , R. Yamachika , M. F. Crommie

Field effect transistors with channels made of graphene layer(s) were explored. The graphene layer(s) contacted a distributed array of well-separated semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The dots were embedded in nano-structured hole-array;…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-07-26 Samarth Trivedi , Haim Grebel

Negative differential conductance (NDC) manifests as a significant characteristic of various underlying physics and transport processes in hybrid superconducting devices. In this work, we report the observation of gate-tunable NDC outside…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-06-06 Mingli Liu , Dong Pan , Tian Le , Jiangbo He , Zhongmou Jia , Shang Zhu , Guang Yang , Zhaozheng Lyu , Guangtong Liu , Jie Shen , Jianhua Zhao , Li Lu , Fanming Qu

Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have emerged as leading candidates for the development of low-power and multifunctional computing applications, thanks to their qualities such as layer-dependent band gap tunability, high carrier…

Using non-equilibrium Green's function formalism, we investigate nonlinear transport and charging effects of gated graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) with even number of zigzag chains. We find a negative differential resistance (NDR) over a wide…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-20 Hosein Cheraghchi , Hanyieh Esmailzade

Using self-consistent calculations based on Non-Equilibrium Green's Function (NEGF) formalism, the origin of negative differential resistance (NDR) in molecular junctions and quantum wires is investigated. Coupling of the molecule to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-08-21 Hosein Cheraghchi , Keivan Esfarjani

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is drawing increasing attention as an insulator and substrate material to develop next generation graphene-based electronic devices. In this paper, we investigate the quantum transport in heterostructures…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-30 Y. Zhao , Z. Wan , X. Xu , S. R. Patil , U. Hetmaniuk , M. P. Anantram

Down-scaling device dimensions to the nanometer range raises significant challenges to traditional device design, due to potential current leakage across nanoscale dimensions and the need to maintain reproducibility while dealing with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-03 Zhongcan Xiao , Chuanxu Ma , Jingsong Huang , Liangbo Liang , Wenchang Lu , Kunlun Hong , Bobby G. Sumpter , An-Ping Li , J. Bernholc
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