Strong correlation effects in diatomic molecular electronic devices

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dc.creatorGoker, Ali
dc.creatorGoyer, Francois
dc.creatorErnzerhof, Matthias
dc.date2008-06-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:46:02Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:46:02Z
dc.descriptionWe present a qualitative model for a fundamental process in molecular electronics: the change in conductance upon bond breaking. In our model a diatomic molecule is attached to spin-polarized contacts. Employing a Hubbard Hamiltonian, electron interaction is neglected in the contacts and explicitly considered in the molecule, enabling us to study the impact of electron interaction on the molecular conductance. In the limit where the electron repulsion is strong compared to the binding energy (as it becomes the case upon dissociation) electron transmission in strongly suppressed compared to the non-interacting case. However, the spin-polarized nature of the contacts introduces a coupling between the molecular singlet and triplet states. This coupling in turn yields additional resonances in the transmission probability that significantly reduce the energetic separation appear between resonances. The ramifications of our results on transport experiments performed on nanowires with inclusions $H_2$ are discussed.
dc.description6 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0806.3485
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0806.3485
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/163393
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleStrong correlation effects in diatomic molecular electronic devices
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