Theoretical studies suggest that mastering the thermocurrent through single molecules can
lead to thermoelectric energy harvesters with unprecedentedly high efficiencies.,,,,–This can …

Controllable single‐molecule logic operations will enable development of reliable ultra‐
minimalistic circuit elements for high‐density computing but require stable currents from …

On‐chip temperature sensing on a micro‐to nanometer scale is becoming more desirable as
the complexity of nanodevices keeps increasing and their downscaling continues. The …

Single molecules are nanoscale thermodynamic systems with few degrees of freedom.
Thus, the knowledge of their entropy can reveal the presence of microscopic electron …

Studying local variations in the Seebeck coefficient of materials is important for
understanding and optimizing their thermoelectric properties, yet most thermoelectric …

Electromigration—a critical failure mode of metal interconnects in integrated circuits—has
been exploited for constructing nanometer-sized gaps (or nanogaps, less than a few …

Heat-to-charge conversion efficiency of thermoelectric materials is closely linked to the
entropy per charge carrier. Thus, magnetic materials are promising building blocks for highly …

In this report, electrical characteristics of the Ni/GaN Schottky barrier diode grown on
sapphire have been investigated in the range of 20 K–300 K, using current–voltage …

We propose an efficient method to analyze the influence of thermal fluctuations of a
molecular junction on its electronic transport properties, and consequently, reliably predict …

Signatures of the Kondo effect in the electrical conductance of strongly correlated quantum
dots are well understood both experimentally and theoretically, while those in the …