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Single-Molecule Phenyl-Acetylene-Macrocycle-Based Optoelectronic Switch Functioning as a Quantum-Interference-Effect Transistor

Author(s): Hsu, Liang-Yan; Rabitz, Herschel

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Abstract: This work proposes a new type of optoelectronic switch, the phenyl-acetylene-macrocycle-based single-molecule transistor, which utilizes photon-assisted tunneling and destructive quantum interference. The analysis uses single-particle Green’s functions along with Floquet theory. Without the optical field, phenyl-acetylene-macrocycle exhibits a wide range of strong antiresonance between its frontier orbitals. The simulations show large on-off ratios (over 10(4)) and measurable currents (similar to 10(-11) A) enabled by photon-assisted tunneling in a weak optical field (similar to 2 x 10(5) V/cm) and at a small source-drain voltage (similar to 0.05 V). Field amplitude power scaling laws and a range of field intensities are given for operating one- and two-photon assisted tunneling in phenyl-acetylene-macrocycle-based single-molecule transistors. This development opens up a new direction for creating molecular switches.
Publication Date: 31-Oct-2012
Citation: Hsu, Liang-Yan, Rabitz, Herschel. (2012). Single-Molecule Phenyl-Acetylene-Macrocycle-Based Optoelectronic Switch Functioning as a Quantum-Interference-Effect Transistor. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 109 (10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.186801
DOI: doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.186801
ISSN: 0031-9007
Pages: 186801-1 - 186801-5
Type of Material: Journal Article
Journal/Proceeding Title: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Version: Final published version. Article is made available in OAR by the publisher's permission or policy.



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