In principle, excitation of surface plasmons by molecular tunnel junctions can be controlled
at the molecular level. Stable electrical excitation sources of surface plasmons are therefore …

Surface plasmons excited via inelastic tunnelling have led to plasmon light sources with
small footprints and ultrafast response speeds, which are favored by integrated optical …

Plasmon excitation in molecular tunnel junctions is interesting because the plasmonic
properties of the device can be, in principle, controlled by varying the chemical structure of …

The effect of surface plasmons on the conductance of single-molecule junctions is studied
using a squeezable break junction setup. We show that the conductance of 2, 7 …

Over the last century, quantum theories have revolutionized our understanding of material
properties. One of the most striking quantum phenomena occurring in heterogeneous media …

We investigate the near-field interaction between an isolated free-base phthalocyanine
molecule and a plasmon localized in the gap between an NaCl-covered Ag (111) surface …

A theory for light-induced current by strong optical pulses in molecular tunneling junctions is
described. We consider a molecular bridge represented by its highest occupied and lowest …

Future combinations of plasmonics with nanometer-sized electronic circuits require
strategies to control the electrical excitation of plasmons at the length scale of individual …

Current rectification, ie, induction of dc current by oscillating electromagnetic fields, is
demonstrated in molecular junctions at an optical frequency. The magnitude of rectification …

Molecular junctions are building blocks for constructing future nanoelectronic devices that
enable the investigation of a broad range of electronic transport properties within nanoscale …