Rectification of laser-induced electronic transport through molecules

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dc.creatorLehmann, Jörg
dc.creatorKohler, Sigmund
dc.creatorHänggi, Peter
dc.creatorNitzan, Abraham
dc.date2002-08-21
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dc.descriptionWe study the influence of laser radiation on the electron transport through a molecular wire weakly coupled to two leads. In the absence of a generalized parity symmetry, the molecule rectifies the laser induced current, resulting in directed electron transport without any applied voltage. We consider two generic ways of dynamical symmetry breaking: mixing of different harmonics of the laser field and molecules consisting of asymmetric groups. For the evaluation of the nonlinear current, a numerically efficient formalism is derived which is based upon the Floquet solutions of the driven molecule. This permits a treatment in the non-adiabatic regime and beyond linear response.
dc.description12 pages, 10 figures, REVTeX4
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0208404
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0208404
dc.identifierJ. Chem. Phys. 118, 3283 (2003)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.1536639
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/95131
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.subjectChemical Physics
dc.titleRectification of laser-induced electronic transport through molecules
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