Electronic transport, transition-voltage spectroscopy, and the Fano effect in single molecule junctions composed of a biphenyl molecule attached to metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotube electrodes

• Published in: Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP Vol. 16; no. 36; pp. 1962 - 1967
• Main Authors: Brito da Silva Júnior, Carlos Alberto, Pereira Leal, José Fernando, Pureza Aleixo, Vicente Ferrer, Pinheiro, Felipe A, Del Nero, Jordan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 28.09.2014
• Subjects: Carbon nanotubes; Electric potential; Electronics; Lead (metal); Mathematical models; Semiconductors; Spectroscopy; Transport

We have investigated electronic transport in a single-molecule junction composed of a biphenyl molecule attached to a p-doped semiconductor and metallic carbon nanotube leads. We find that the current-voltage characteristics are asymmetric as a result of the different electronic natures of the right...