In:
Journal of Applied Physics, AIP Publishing, Vol. 113, No. 8 ( 2013-02-28)
Abstract:
A practical approach based on current-voltage characteristics measurements for detecting inelastic components ΔI of tunneling current flowing through a single-molecule junction was developed. Positive and negative ΔI was obtained for Au single atom contacts and single-molecule tunneling junctions, respectively, the discrepancy of which was attributed to the difference in the total effects of elastic and inelastic processes on the junction conductance. Numerically deduced ΔI spectra were found to allow single-molecule fingerprinting, thereby proving the capability of direct-current inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy analysis as a simple technique for discriminating current-carrying single-molecules residing in an electrode gap.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-8979
,
1089-7550
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
2013
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220641-9
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3112-4
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1476463-5
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