Single-electron counting spectroscopy: simulation study of porphyrin in a molecular junction.

Welack, Sven; Maddox, Jeremy B; Esposito, Massimiliano; Harbola, Upendra; Mukamel, Shaul · Nano Lett · 2008

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Electron counting of a single porphyrin molecule between two electrodes shows a crossover from sub- to super-Poissonian statistics as the bias voltage is scanned. This is attributed to the simultaneous activation of states with electron transfer rates spanning several orders of magnitude. Time-series analysis of consecutive single-electron transfer events reveals fast and slow transport channels, which are not resolved by the average current alone.