title: Vibrational nonequilibrium effects in the conductance of single molecules with multiple electronic states.
abstract: Vibrational nonequilibrium effects in charge transport through single-molecule junctions are investigated. Focusing on molecular bridges with multiple electronic states, it is shown that electronic-vibrational coupling triggers a variety of vibronic emission and absorption processes, which influence the conductance properties and mechanical stability of single-molecule junctions profoundly. Employing a master equation and a nonequilibrium Green's function approach, these processes are analyzed in detail for a generic model of a molecular junction and for benzenedibutanethiolate bound to gold electrodes.
authors.affiliation: Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Härtle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benesch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thoss