Physical principles of the single-C60 transistor effect

被引:93
作者
Joachim, C
Gimzewski, JK
Tang, H
机构
[1] CNRS, CEMES, F-31055 Toulouse, France
[2] IBM Corp, Div Res, Zurich Res Lab, CH-8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1998年 / 58卷 / 24期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.58.16407
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Starting with the physics of tunneling transport through a molecule, we describe the principles underlying electrical amplification effects of a C-60 molecule. We discuss in detail the consequences of intramolecular electronic-level repulsion, an effect induced by compression of the molecule, which leads to an exponential variation of the current for a minute compression of the molecule. This detailed understanding underpins the Cao amplifier. Using a planar configuration and an independent electromechanical grid, a transistor effect results from this repulsion effect. [S0163-1829(98)07448-7].
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页码:16407 / 16417
页数:11
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