TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular transport junctions
T2 - Current from electronic excitations in the leads
AU - Galperin, Michael
AU - Nitzan, Abraham
AU - Ratner, Mark A.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Using a model comprising a two-level bridge connecting free electron reservoirs we show that coupling of a molecular bridge to electron-hole excitations in the leads can markedly effect the source-drain current through a molecular junction. In some cases, e.g., molecules that exhibit strong charge transfer transitions, the contribution from electron-hole excitations can exceed the Landauer elastic current and dominate the observed conduction.
AB - Using a model comprising a two-level bridge connecting free electron reservoirs we show that coupling of a molecular bridge to electron-hole excitations in the leads can markedly effect the source-drain current through a molecular junction. In some cases, e.g., molecules that exhibit strong charge transfer transitions, the contribution from electron-hole excitations can exceed the Landauer elastic current and dominate the observed conduction.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.166803
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.166803
M3 - Article
C2 - 16712256
AN - SCOPUS:33646370771
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 96
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
IS - 16
M1 - 166803
ER -