Molecular origins of conduction channels observed in shot-noise measurements.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Measurements of shot noise from single molecules have indicated the presence of various conduction channels. We present three descriptions of these channels in molecular terms showing that the number of conduction channels is limited by bottlenecks in the molecule and that the channels can be linked to transmission through different junction states. We introduce molecular-conductance orbitals, which allow the transmission to be separated into contributions from individual orbitals and contributions from interference between pairs of orbitals.
Medical subject headings
- Electric Conductivity
- Nanostructures
- Sulfhydryl Compounds