Quantum interference and decoherence in single-molecule junctions: how vibrations induce electrical current

Quantum interference and decoherence in single-molecule junctions is analyzed employing a nonequilibrium Green's function approach. Electrons tunneling through quasidegenerate states of a molecular junction exhibit interference effects. We show that electronic-vibrational coupling, inherent to...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2011-07, Vol.107 (4), p.046802-046802, Article 046802
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