Energy conversion and transport in molecular-scale junctions

H Zhang, Y Zhu, P Duan, M Shiri, SC Yelishala… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Molecular-scale junctions (MSJs) have been considered the ideal testbed for probing
physical and chemical processes at the molecular scale. Due to nanometric confinement …

Thermoelectricity in Molecular Tunnel Junctions

P He, J Jang, H Kang, HJ Yoon - Chemical Reviews, 2025 - ACS Publications
The growing interest in thermoelectric energy conversion technologies has recently
extended to the molecular scale, with molecular tunnel junctions emerging as promising …

Theoretical investigation of thermoelectric properties of methyl blue-based molecular junctions

SMS Al-Mohana, HN Najeeb, RM Al-Utayjawee… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric properties of a family of methyl blue-based molecular junctions were
theoretically studied using a combination of density functional theory (DFT) methods, and …

Voltage-dependent plasticity of spin-polarized conductance in phenyl-based single-molecule magnetic tunnel junctions

M Madadi Asl, S Ramezani Akbarabadi - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Synaptic strengths between neurons in brain networks are highly adaptive due to synaptic
plasticity. Spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) is a form of synaptic plasticity induced by …

Tuning the transport properties of tetracene-based single-molecule junctions with chemical or structural variation of side and anchoring groups

R Kaur, S Kaur, DKK Randhawa, R Sharma - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Context This study aims to tune the transport properties of tetracene single-molecule
junctions with the proper choice and placement of side and anchoring groups. For the …

Impurity substitution enhances thermoelectric figure of merit in zigzag graphene nanoribbons

S Ramezani Akbarabadi… - Advances in Condensed …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The thermoelectric properties of zigzag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs) are sensitive to
chemical modification. In this study, we employed density functional theory (DFT) combined …

Electrical and Thermoelectric Characteristics of Organic Single Molecular Junctions: The Role of Anchoring Groups

AK Ibrahim, AA Al-Jobory, NF Lattoofi - Plasmonics, 2025 - Springer
In this work, we present a computational study of organic single molecular junctions by
analyzing the electrical and thermoelectric properties of the Thienoisoindigo molecule …

Effect of asymmetric metallic electrodes on electronic transport properties of tetracene molecular junction

R Kaur, S Kaur, DKK Randhawa, R Sharma… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
By applying NEGF formalism combined with DFT, the electron transport properties of
tetracene molecule stringed to asymmetric electrodes have been investigated. To induce …

Charge and spin thermoelectric transport in benzene-based molecular nano-junctions: a quantum many-body study

P Senapati, P Parida - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Within the Coulomb blockade regime, our study delves into the charge, spin, and
thermoelectric transport characteristics of a benzene-based molecular nano-junction using …

Anchoring groups determine conductance, thermopower and thermoelectric figure of merit of an organic molecular junction

S Ramezani Akbarabadi, M Madadi Asl - Frontiers in Physics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Transport properties of molecular junctions are prone to chemical or conformational
modifications. Perturbation of the molecule-electrode coupling with anchoring groups or …