Advances and challenges in single-molecule electron transport

F Evers, R Korytár, S Tewari, JM Van Ruitenbeek - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2020 - APS
Electronic transport properties of single-molecule junctions have been widely measured by
several techniques, including mechanically controllable break junctions, electromigration …

Strong correlations from Hund's coupling

A Georges, L Medici, J Mravlje - Annu. Rev. Condens. Matter …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Strong electronic correlations are often associated with the proximity of a Mott-insulating
state. In recent years however, it has become increasingly clear that the Hund's rule …

Superconductor-nanowire devices from tunneling to the multichannel regime: Zero-bias oscillations and magnetoconductance crossover

HOH Churchill, V Fatemi, K Grove-Rasmussen… - Physical Review B …, 2013 - APS
We present transport measurements in superconductor-nanowire devices with a gated
constriction forming a quantum point contact. Zero-bias features in tunneling spectroscopy …

Quantum transport in carbon nanotubes

EA Laird, F Kuemmeth, GA Steele… - Reviews of Modern …, 2015 - APS
Carbon nanotubes are a versatile material in which many aspects of condensed matter
physics come together. Recent discoveries have uncovered new phenomena that …

[HTML][HTML] Observation and electric current control of a local spin in a single-molecule magnet

T Komeda, H Isshiki, J Liu, YF Zhang, N Lorente… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
In molecular spintronics, the spin state of a molecule may be switched on and off by
changing the molecular structure. Here, we switch on and off the molecular spin of a double …

Atomic-scale mass sensing using carbon nanotube resonators

HY Chiu, P Hung, HWC Postma, M Bockrath - Nano letters, 2008 - ACS Publications
Ultraminiaturized mass spectrometers are highly sought-after tools, with numerous
applications in areas such as environmental protection, exploration, and drug development …

Coupling of spin and orbital motion of electrons in carbon nanotubes

F Kuemmeth, S Ilani, DC Ralph, PL McEuen - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Electrons in atoms possess both spin and orbital degrees of freedom. In non-relativistic
quantum mechanics, these are independent, resulting in large degeneracies in atomic …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Thermal and thermoelectric transport in molecular junctions

L Cui, R Miao, C Jiang, E Meyhofer… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
With the advent of molecular electronics, tremendous attention has been paid towards
understanding the structure-function relationship of molecular junctions. Understanding how …

Josephson and Andreev transport through quantum dots

A Martín-Rodero, A Levy Yeyati - Advances in Physics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we review the state of the art on the transport properties of quantum dot
systems connected to superconducting and normal electrodes. The review is mainly focused …

[图书][B] Handbook of nanophysics: nanoparticles and quantum dots

KD Sattler - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
In the 1990s, nanoparticles and quantum dots began to be used in optical, electronic, and
biological applications. Now they are being studied for use in solid-state quantum …