Fundamental aspects of steady-state conversion of heat to work at the nanoscale

G Benenti, G Casati, K Saito, RS Whitney - Physics Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, the study of heat to work conversion has been re-invigorated by
nanotechnology. Steady-state devices do this conversion without any macroscopic moving …

Basic concepts of quantum interference and electron transport in single-molecule electronics

CJ Lambert - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This tutorial outlines the basic theoretical concepts and tools which underpin the
fundamentals of phase-coherent electron transport through single molecules. The key …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Thermal and thermoelectric transport in molecular junctions

L Cui, R Miao, C Jiang, E Meyhofer… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
With the advent of molecular electronics, tremendous attention has been paid towards
understanding the structure-function relationship of molecular junctions. Understanding how …

Thermopower measurements in molecular junctions

L Rincón-García, C Evangeli… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The measurement of thermopower in molecular junctions offers complementary information
to conductance measurements and is becoming essential for the understanding of transport …

Molecular design and control of fullerene-based bi-thermoelectric materials

L Rincón-García, AK Ismael, C Evangeli, I Grace… - Nature materials, 2016 - nature.com
Molecular junctions are a versatile test bed for investigating nanoscale thermoelectricity,,,,,,,,,
and contribute to the design of new cost-effective environmentally friendly organic …

Molecular structure–(thermo) electric property relationships in single-molecule junctions and comparisons with single-and multiple-parameter models

M Naher, DC Milan, OA Al-Owaedi… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The most probable single-molecule conductance of each member of a series of 12
conjugated molecular wires, 6 of which contain either a ruthenium or platinum center …

Electrochemical control of single-molecule conductance by Fermi-level tuning and conjugation switching

M Baghernejad, X Zhao, K Baruël Ørnsø… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Controlling charge transport through a single molecule connected to metallic electrodes
remains one of the most fundamental challenges of nanoelectronics. Here we use …

[图书][B] Quantum transport in nanostructures and molecules: an introduction to molecular electronics

CJ Lambert - 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This reference text presents a conceptual framework for understanding room-temperature
electron and phonon transport through molecules and other quantum objects. The flow of …

Metal bis (acetylide) complex molecular wires: concepts and design strategies

DC Milan, A Vezzoli, IJ Planje, PJ Low - Dalton Transactions, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The past decade has seen a remarkable surge in studies of thin-film and single-molecule
electronics, due in no small part to the development and advancement of experimental …

Mechanical tuning of conductance and thermopower in helicene molecular junctions

J Vacek, JV Chocholoušová, IG Stará, I Starý, Y Dubi - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Helicenes are inherently chiral polyaromatic molecules composed of all-ortho fused
benzene rings possessing a spring-like structure. Here, using a combination of density …