Single C59N molecule as a molecular rectifier -: art. no. 045502

被引：117

作者：

Zhao, J ^{[1
]}

Zeng, CG ^{[1
]}

Cheng, X ^{[1
]}

Wang, KD ^{[1
]}

Wang, GW ^{[1
]}

Yang, JL ^{[1
]}

Hou, JG ^{[1
]}

Zhu, QS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sci & Technol China, Hefei Natl Lab Phys Sci & Microscale, Hefei 230036, Anhui, Peoples R China

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2005年 / 95卷 / 04期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.045502

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We report a new kind of experimental realization of a molecular rectifier, which is based on a single azafullerene C59N molecule in a double-barrier tunnel junction via the single electron tunneling effect. An obvious rectifying effect is observed. The positive onset voltage is about 0.5-0.7 V, while the negative onset voltage is about 1.6-1.8 V. Theoretical analyses show that the half-occupied molecular orbital of the C59N molecule and the asymmetric shift of the molecular Fermi level when the molecule is charged are responsible for the molecular rectification.

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