Conductivity switching of two benzene rings under electric field

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Abstract

We study the electron transport and switching of S-C$_6$H$_3$F(CH3)-C$_6$H$_3$(CH3)F-S molecule sandwiched between two Au(111) electrodes using plane wave quantum transport calculation method described in [1-2]. A nonlocal pseudopotential method is used to describe the system, and scattering states are calculated. We found that under zero external electric field, the two rings have a perpendicular configuration, while under strong external electric field they change into a planar configuration. As a result, the quantum conductivity of the system will increase for more than ten times. We propose to use this as a molecular switch, serving the function of a transistor.\\[4pt] [1] Lin-Wang Wang, PRB \textbf{72}, 045417 (2005)\\[0pt] [2] A. Garc\'{\i}a-Lekue and Lin-Wang Wang, PRB \textbf{74}, 245404 (2006)

*Basic Energy Science (BES) of the Office of Science (SC) under Department of Energy (DOE) and Basque Country Postdoctoral Fellowship Program DK.

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Authors

  • Maia G. Vergniory

    • Donostia International Physics Center, Donostia, Spain

  • Jose Manuel Rold\'an-Granadino

    • Universidad de Ja\'en, Ja\'en, Spain

  • Arantzazu Garcia-Lekue

    • Donostia International Physics Center, Donostia, Spain

  • Lin-Wang Wang

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboartory, Berkeley, CA, USA
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)