title: Shot noise measurements on a single molecule.
abstract: We report measurements of shot noise in the current through a single D2 molecule. The molecular junctions were formed by means of the mechanically controllable break junction technique. The configuration of the D2 molecule bridging the gap between two Pt tips is verified by use of point contact spectroscopy. Maintaining the same junction shot noise measurements were performed and the observed quantum suppression shows that conductance is carried dominantly by a single, almost fully transparent conductance channel. This observation allows us to decide between conflicting model calculations for this system, and this may serve as a benchmark for further computations on molecular junctions.
authors.affiliation: Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium, Universiteit Leiden, Postbus 9504, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Djukic
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: van Ruitenbeek
mesh_terms: D003903:Deuterium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D012666:Semiconductors; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003903:Deuterium