Influence of nanomechanical properties on single-electron tunneling: A vibrating single-electron transistor
- 1 June 2001
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Europhysics Letters
- Vol. 54 (5) , 668-674
- https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2001-00367-8
Abstract
We describe single electron tunneling through molecular structures under the influence of nano-mechanical excitations. We develop a full quantum mechanical model, which includes charging effects and dissipation, and apply it to the vibrating C$_{60}$ single electron transistor experiment by Park {\em et al.} {[Nature {\bf 407}, 57 (2000)].} We find good agreement and argue vibrations to be essential to molecular electronic systems. We propose a mechanism to realize negative differential conductance using local bosonic excitations.Keywords
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