Open AccessA Simple, Semiclassical Mechanism for Activationless, Long RangeCharge Transport in Molecular Junctions
Author(s) -
Mustafa Supur,
Richard L. McCreery
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ecs journal of solid state science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.488
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2162-8777
pISSN - 2162-8769
DOI - 10.1149/2162-8777/ac6340
Subject(s) - quantum tunnelling , photocurrent , materials science , semiclassical physics , chemical physics , molecular orbital , nanowire , molecular wire , optoelectronics , molecular physics , nanotechnology , molecule , chemistry , physics , quantum , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Past reports on photocurrents in molecular junctions consisting of aromatic oligomers between electrical contacts reveal very low activation energies ( 10 nm, previously reported biological transport across μ m in bacterial nanowires, and >1 cm in cable bacteria.