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American Physical Society, Physical review B, 11(83)

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.83.115431

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Vibronic state assisted resonant transport in molecules strongly anchored at an electrode

Journal article published in 2011 by Shiyong Wang ORCID, Weihua Wang, Yuning Hong, Ben Zhong Tang, Nian Lin
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Abstract

We present a single-molecule study demonstrating that resonant charge transport through vibronic states takes place in molecules that are strongly anchored at an electrode. The molecules are adsorbed on a CuN/Cu(100) surface, with the molecular terminal group attaching to the Cu ridge. We use a scanning tunneling microscope to inject charges into the highest occupied molecular orbital and excite vibronic transitions. The charges are then transferred in a single-electron process through either a single or a double intramolecular channel, depending on molecular adsorption configuration. These phenomena are explained in terms of localized molecular orbitals and an effective intramolecular barrier.