Molecular transport junctions: vibrational effects

M Galperin, MA Ratner, A Nitzan - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Transport of electrons in a single molecule junction is the simplest problem in the general
subject area of molecular electronics. In the past few years, this area has been extended to …

Nuclear coupling and polarization in molecular transport junctions: beyond tunneling to function

M Galperin, MA Ratner, A Nitzan, A Troisi - Science, 2008 - science.org
Much current experimental research on transport in molecular junctions focuses on finite
voltages, where substantial polarization-induced nonlinearities may result in technologically …

Inelastic transport theory from first principles: Methodology and application to nanoscale devices

T Frederiksen, M Paulsson, M Brandbyge… - Physical Review B …, 2007 - APS
We describe a first-principles method for calculating electronic structure, vibrational modes
and frequencies, electron-phonon couplings, and inelastic electron transport properties of …

Towards atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing

F Fang, N Zhang, D Guo, K Ehmann… - … Journal of Extreme …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Human beings have witnessed unprecedented developments since the 1760s using
precision tools and manufacturing methods that have led to ever-increasing precision, from …

Resonant inelastic tunneling in molecular junctions

M Galperin, A Nitzan, MA Ratner - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2006 - APS
Within a phonon-assisted resonance level model we develop a self-consistent procedure for
calculating electron transport currents in molecular junctions with intermediate to strong …

Electron transport through molecular junctions

NA Zimbovskaya, MR Pederson - Physics Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
At present, metal–molecular tunnel junctions are recognized as important active elements in
molecular electronics. This gives a strong motivation to explore physical mechanisms …

Energy transfer and chemical dynamics at solid surfaces: The special role of charge transfer

AM Wodtke, D Matsiev, DJ Auerbach - Progress in surface science, 2008 - Elsevier
Molecular energy transfer processes at solid surfaces are profoundly important, influencing
trapping, desorption, diffusion, and reactivity; in short, all of the elementary steps needed for …

Colloquium: Atomic spin chains on surfaces

DJ Choi, N Lorente, J Wiebe, K Von Bergmann… - Reviews of Modern …, 2019 - APS
Magnetism at low dimensions is a thriving field of research with exciting opportunities in
technology. This Colloquium focuses on the properties of 1D magnetic systems on solid …

Controlled manipulation of single atoms and small molecules using the scanning tunnelling microscope

K Morgenstern, N Lorente, KH Rieder - physica status solidi (b), 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews manipulation of single molecules by scanning tunnelling microscopes, in
particular vertical manipulation, lateral manipulation, and inelastic electron tunnelling (IET) …

A STM perspective on covalent intermolecular coupling reactions on surfaces

M Lackinger, WM Heckl - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract'Covalent self-assembly', ie the on-surface synthesis of covalent organic aggregates
and networks, has received considerable attention. This review covers recent scanning …