{
  "id": "0908.2884",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2009-08-20T09:12:23.000Z",
  "updated": "2009-08-20T09:12:23.000Z",
  "title": "Quantum Transport in a Biphenyl Molecule: Effects of Magnetic Flux",
  "authors": [
    "Santanu K. Maiti"
  ],
  "comment": "7 pages, 5 figures",
  "journal": "Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Volume 6, Number 7, July 2009, pp. 1561-1565(5)",
  "doi": "10.1166/jctn.2009.1212",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "cond-mat.mtrl-sci"
  ],
  "abstract": "Electron transport properties of a biphenyl molecule are studied based on the Green's function formalism. The molecule is sandwiched between two metallic electrodes, where each benzene ring is threaded by a magnetic flux $\\phi$. The results are focused on the effects of the molecule to electrode coupling strength and the magnetic flux $\\phi$. Our numerical study shows that, for a fixed molecular coupling, the current amplitude across the bridge can be {\\em regulated} significantly just by tuning the flux $\\phi$. This aspect may be utilized in designing nano-scale electronic circuits.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2009-08-20T09:12:23.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "magnetic flux",
      "biphenyl molecule",
      "quantum transport",
      "greens function formalism",
      "electron transport properties"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 7,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2009arXiv0908.2884M"
    }
  }
}