Electronic excitations of a single molecule contacted in a three-terminal configuration.
Low-temperature three-terminal transport measurements through a thiol end-capped pi-conjugated molecule have been carried out. Electronic excitations, including zero and finite-bias Kondo-effects, have been observed and studied as a function of magnetic field. Using a simplified two-orbital model, we have accounted for the spin and the electronic configuration of the first four charge states of the molecule. The charge-dependent couplings to gate, source, and drain electrodes suggest a scenario in which charges and spins are localized at the ends of the molecule, close to the electrodes.
Osorio
Edgar A
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Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600 GA, The Netherlands.
O'Neill
Kevin
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Wegewijs
Maarten
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Stuhr-Hansen
Nicolai
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Paaske
Jens
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Bjørnholm
Thomas
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van der Zant
Herre S J
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