Electron and heat transport in porphyrin-based single-molecule transistors with electro-burnt graphene electrodes

• Hatef Sadeghi,
• Sara Sangtarash and
• Colin J. Lambert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1413–1420, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.146

• Hatef Sadeghi Sara Sangtarash Colin J. Lambert Quantum Technology Centre, Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, UK 10.3762/bjnano.6.146 Abstract We have studied the charge and thermal transport properties of a porphyrin-based single-molecule transistor with electro-burnt

• configurations at the electrodes. This can lead to rectification in the current–voltage characteristic of the junction. Keywords: electro-burnt graphene electrodes; nanoelectronics; porphyrin; single-molecule transistor; Introduction Transistors are the fundamental building blocks of modern electronic devices

• gating as a result of the reduced screening. Here, we study the charge and thermal transport characteristics through a porphyrin single-molecule transistor with electro-burnt graphene electrodes using the nonequilibrium Green’s function method and density functional theory. First we discuss the