Effect of anchoring groups on the electronic transport properties of biphenyl and phenyl-pyridine molecules

Single-molecule quantum transport calculations are performed using nonequilibrium Green's functional formalism for biphenyl and phenyl-pyridine molecules asymmetrically anchored to gold electrodes via different edge groups. Clear current rectification is obtained depending on the edge group of...

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Main Authors: G.R. Berdiyorov, H. Hamoudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785421002040