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Interference-based molecular transistors

Abstract:: Molecular transistors have the potential for switching with lower gate voltages than conventional field-effect transistors. We have calculated the performance of a single-molecule device in which there is interference between electron transport through the highest occupied molecular orbital and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of a single molecule. Quantum interference results in a subthreshold slope that is independent of temperature. For realistic parameters the change in gate potential required for a change in source-drain current of two decades is 20 mV, which is a factor of six smaller than the theoretical limit for a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor.

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Li, Y., Mol, J., Benjamin, S., & Briggs, G. (2016). Interference-based molecular transistors. Scientific Reports.

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Li, Y., et al. “Interference-Based Molecular Transistors.” Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group, 2016.

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Li, Y, J Mol, S Benjamin, and G Briggs. 2016. “Interference-Based Molecular Transistors.” Scientific Reports.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Materials
Role:: Author

+ Mol, J More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Materials
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+ Benjamin, S More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Materials
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+ Briggs, G More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Materials
Role:: Author

+ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council More from this funder

Grant:: EP/J015067/1; National Quantum Technology Hub

+ Templeton World Charity Foundation More from this funder

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group
Journal:: Scientific Reports More from this journal
Publication date:: 2016-09-20
Acceptance date:: 2016-08-31
EISSN:: 2045-2322
ISSN:: 2045-2322

Pubs id:: pubs:641080
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Source identifiers:: 641080
Deposit date:: 2016-08-31

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Copyright holder:: Li et al
Copyright date:: 2016
Notes:: © the Author(s). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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