Unraveling the Interplay between Quantum Transport and Geometrical Conformations in Monocyclic Hydrocarbons Molecular Junctions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2302.08389v1
• Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:07:32 GMT
• Title: Unraveling the Interplay between Quantum Transport and Geometrical Conformations in Monocyclic Hydrocarbons Molecular Junctions
• Authors: A. Martinez-Garcia, T. de Ara, L. Pastor-Amat, C. Untiedt, E. B. Lombardi, W. Dednam and C. Sabater
• Abstract summary: We unveil the geometrical conformation of ring-shaped monocyclic hydrocarbon molecules trapped between two atomically sharp electrodes. We present a novel criterion for determining the molecular orientation of benzene, toluene, (aromatic) and cyclohexane (aliphatic) solvents.
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• Abstract: In the field of molecular electronics, particularly in quantum transport studies, the orientation of molecules plays a crucial role. This orientation, with respect to the electrodes, can be defined through the cavity of ring-shaped monocyclic hydrocarbon molecules. In this manuscript, we unveil the geometrical conformation of these molecules when they are trapped between two atomically sharp electrodes through a combination of dynamic simulations, electronic transport calculations based on density functional theory, and break junction experiments under room conditions. Moreover, we present a novel criterion for determining the molecular orientation of benzene, toluene, (aromatic) and cyclohexane (aliphatic) solvents. Our findings for the identification of the molecular orientations on gold metal nanocontacts and their associated transport properties, can improve the understanding of molecular electronics using more complex cyclic hydrocarbons.

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