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View SchemaOn the electrostatic potential profile in biased molecular wires
| Authors | Abraham Nitzan, Michael Galperin, Gert-Ludwig Ingold, Hermann Grabert |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0207124 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0207124 |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.1522406 |
| Journal | J. Chem. Phys. 117, 10837 (2002) |
Abstract
The potential profile across a biased molecular junction is calculated within the framework of a simple Thomas-Fermi type screening model. In particular, the relationship between this profile and the lateral molecular cross section is examined. We find that a transition from a linear potential profile to a potential that drops mainly near the molecule-metal contacts occurs with increasing cross section width, in agreement with numerical quantum calculations.
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