Blowing the fuse: Berrys phase and runaway vibrations in molecular conductors

Nano Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1657-1663

  Lü, Jing Tao ^a   Brandbyge, Mads ^a   Hedegård, Per ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Berrys phase; Current induced force; Electron vibration coupling; Molecular electronics; Quantum interference

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; BERRY PHASE; CRITICAL VOLTAGES; CURRENT-INDUCED FORCE; ELECTRON-VIBRATION COUPLINGS; ELECTRONIC CURRENT; ELECTRONIC WAVES; METALLIC ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR BRIDGES; MOLECULAR CONDUCTORS; NEW MECHANISMS; PHASE CURRENTS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; VIBRATIONAL INSTABILITIES;

QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; QUANTUM THEORY;

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS;

NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTUM THEORY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIBRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTUM THEORY; VIBRATION;

EID: 77952395310     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl904233u     Document Type: Article

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