Using remarkably simple experimental techniques it is possible to gently break a metallic
contact and thus form conducting nanowires. During the last stages of the pulling a neck …

▪ Abstract Electron transmission through molecules and molecular interfaces has been a
subject of intensive research due to recent interest in electron-transfer phenomena …

Recent years have shown steady progress towards molecular electronics,, in which
molecules form basic components such as switches,,, diodes and electronic mixers. Often, a …

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 …

Beginning with an introduction to carbon-based nanomaterials, their electronic properties,
and general concepts in quantum transport, this detailed primer describes the most effective …

We describe a variational method to solve the Holstein model for an electron coupled to
dynamical, quantum phonons on an infinite lattice. The variational space can be …

As the size of modern electronic and optoelectronic devices is scaling down at a steady
pace, atomistic simulations become necessary for an accurate modelling of their structural …

Abstract The Pb (Zr, Ti) O3 (PZT) disordered solid solution is widely used in piezoelectric
applications owing to its excellent electromechanical properties. Six different structural …

At present, metal–molecular tunnel junctions are recognized as important active elements in
molecular electronics. This gives a strong motivation to explore physical mechanisms …

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 …