title: Can heterometallic 1-dimensional chains support current rectification?
abstract: To what extent can a heterometallic chain of transition metal ions generate an asymmetric current-voltage response? Density functional theory suggests that the answer depends very much on the symmetry of the dominant conduction channel: π channels are more localised and hence afford higher rectification ratios.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK. john.mcgrady@chem.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DeBrincat
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Keers
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McGrady