Molecular logic gates based on spin caloritronic transport properties of Mn phthalocyanine nanoribbon

Based on the density functional theory along with nonequilibrium Green's function technique, we investigate the spin caloritronic transport properties of ferromagnetic one-dimensional Mn phthalocyanine nanoribbon under different magnetic configurations. The results demonstrate the thermally-driven spin-dependent currents depend strongly on the choice of magnetic configuration. The underlying mechanism is analyzed by the Fermi-Dirac distribution function, spin-resolved transmission spectra, band structures and current spectra. And based on those intriguing spin caloritronic transport properties, we design thermal spin AND, OR and NOT molecular logic gates.     

分子结电学特性的理论研究

在第一性原理的基础上，对共扼分子2-氨基-5-硝基-1，4-二乙炔基-4’，-苯硫醇基苯(2-amino-5-nitro-1,4-diethyny-4’-benzenethiol-benzene)与金表面形成的分子结的电学特性进行了理论研究.利用密度泛函理论计算了该分子及扩展分子的电子结构；讨论了分子与金表面的相互作用，定量地确定了耦合常数，求出了电子的迁移强度；利用弹性散射格林函数法研究了该分子结的伏—安特性.计算结果表明，当外加偏压小于0.9V时分子结存在电流禁区，随着偏压升高，分子结的电导出现平台特 关键词： 化学吸附 分子结 分子电子学     

Bias-induced reconstruction of hybrid interface states in magnetic molecular junctions

Based on first-principles calculations, the bias-induced evolutions of hybrid interface states in π-conjugated tricene and in insulating octane magnetic molecular junctions are investigated. Obvious bias-induced splitting and energy shift of the spin-resolved hybrid interface states are observed in the two junctions. The recombination of the shifted hybrid interface states from different interfaces makes the spin polarization around the Fermi energy strongly bias-dependent. The transport calculations demonstrate that in the π -conjugated tricene junction, the bias-dependent hybrid interface states work efficiently for large current, current spin polarization, and distinct tunneling magnetoresistance. But in the insulating octane junction, the spin-dependent transport via the hybrid interface states is inhibited, which is only slightly disturbed by the bias. This work reveals the phenomenon of bias-induced reconstruction of hybrid interface states in molecular spinterface devices, and the underlying role of conjugated molecular orbitals in the transport ability of hybrid interface states.     

Spin Caloritronic Transport of Tree-Saw Graphene Nanoribbons

Using density functional theory combined with non-equilibrium Green's function method, we investigate the spin caloritronic transport properties of tree-saw graphene nanoribbons. These systems have stable ferromagnetic ground states with a high Curie temperature that is far above room temperature and exhibit obvious spin-Seebeck effect. Moreover, thermal colossal magnetoresistance up to 1020% can be achieved by the external magnetic field modulation. The underlying mechanism is analyzed by spin-resolved transmission spectra, current spectra and band structures.     

外加电压对分子器件电子输运特性的影响：非线性输运性质

根据第一性原理计算了由外电场引起的分子的几何结构和电子结构的变化，并利用弹性格林函数的方法计算了分子器件的电输运特性，从而研究了外电场对1,4-苯二硫酚分子电子输运特性的影响。计算结果表明，对于前线分子轨道，能级的移动和分子末端格点的展开系数在低电压范围内随外电压基本成线性变化。外电场对分子器件的伏安特性有很明显的影响，特别是对电导曲线的形状。考虑电场后的理论结果与实验结果符合得较好。     

分子的位置取向对分子器件电输运特性的影响

以1,4-二硫酚(DTB)分子为研究对象，利用第一性原理计算方法和非平衡格林函数理论，研究了分子的位置取向对分子电子结构以及分子结电输运性质的影响.计算结果表明，分子位置取向的改变会影响分子的电子结构，从而影响分子体系的电输运特性，扩展分子的平衡态不是电子输运的最佳状态，适当调节分子的位置取向可以提高分子的电输运特性. 关键词： 位置取向 电子输运 分子电子学     

First-principle studies of I-V properties of a molecular wire

The elastic scattering Green function method has been developed to describe the I-V characteristics of molecular wires. The molecular electronic structure and the interaction between the molecule and the gold surface are two key factors for the charge transport properties of molecular wires in the formulas. An ab initio calculation at the hybrid density functional theory level is carried out to obtain the electronic structure of 4-4′-dimercaptodibenzene molecule. The frontier orbit theory and the perturbation theory are employed to determine the constant of the interaction energy between molecule and surface quantitatively. The numerical results show that the bonding between the sulfur atom and the gold atoms corresponds mainly to the covalent bond. Some molecular orbits are extended over molecule and gold cluster that certainly give channels for the charge transport, other molecular orbits are localized and the charge transport can take place by tunnel mechanism. At zero bias region, there exists a current gap. With the increasing bias, the conductance of the wire takes a shape of plateaus.     

基于石墨烯电极的Co-Salophene分子器件的自旋输运

采用基于非平衡格林函数结合第一性原理的密度泛函理论的计算方法,研究了基于锯齿型石墨纳米带电极的Co-Salophene分子器件的自旋极化输运性质.计算结果表明,当左右电极为平行自旋结构时,自旋向上的电流明显大于自旋向下的电流,自旋向下的电流在[-1V,1V]偏压下接近零,分子器件表现出优异的自旋过滤效应.与此同时,在自旋向上电流中发现负微分电阻效应.当左右电极为反平行自旋结构时,器件表现出双自旋过滤和双自旋分子整流效应.除此之外,整个分子器件还表现出较高的巨磁阻效应.通过分析器件的自旋极化透射谱、局域态密度、电极的能带结构和分子自洽投影哈密顿量,详细解释该分子器件表现出众多特性的内在机理.研究结果对设计多功能分子器件具有重要的借鉴意义.     

Effect of interfacial coupling on rectification in organic spin rectifiers

The effect of interfacial coupling on rectification in an organic co-oligomer spin diode is investigated theoretically by considering spin-independent and spin-resolved couplings respectively. In the case of spin-independent coupling, an optimal interfacial coupling strength with a significant enhanced rectification ratio is found, whose value depends on the structural asymmetry of the molecule. In the case of spin-resolved coupling, we found that only the variation of the interfacial coupling with specific spin is effective to modulate the rectification, which is due to the spin-filtering property of the central asymmetric magnetic molecule. A transition of the spin-current rectification between parallel spin-current rectification and antiparallel spin-current rectification may be observed with the variation of the spin-resolved interfacial coupling. The interfacial effect on rectification is further analyzed from the spin-dependent transmission spectrum at different biases.     

Spin-resolved transport properties of DNA base multi-functional electronic devices

By using density functional theory in combination with non-equilibrium Green's function method, we have investigated the spin-polarized electronic transport properties of four DNA base devices, namely, adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). The results show the spin-polarized transport properties can be effectively regulated by adopting different bases, and thymine based device can exhibit high-efficiency spin-filtering, negative differential resistance, spin rectifying behaviors and switching effect by tuning the external magnetic field. We find that the variation in the degree of localization of the frontier molecular orbitals at different biases is responsible for these interesting phenomena. These effects can be explained by the spin-resolved transmission spectrum and the spatial distribution of molecular orbitals around the Fermi level. Our results suggest that thymine base holds great potential application in designing multi-functional spin molecular device.     

电极距离对分子器件电输运特性的影响

以4,4′_二巯基联苯分子为研究对象，利用从头计算方法和弹性散射格林函数理论，研究了两个电极之间的距离对分子几何结构和电子结构以及该分子结电输运性质的影响. 计算结果表明，电极距离的不同会改变分子的几何结构和电子结构，从而影响分子体系的电输运特性. 扩展分子的平衡状态不是电子输运的最佳状态，适当调整两个电极之间距离可以改善分子的电输运特性. 关键词： 电极距离 伏 安特性 分子电子学     

Quantum molecular dynamics simulation for fragmentation of arginine molecule induced by ion impact

15 keV Ga⁺ ion impact and the thermal decomposition of arginine molecules has been simulated by quantum molecular dynamics (QMD). We obtained the calculated mass spectra which express the distribution for fragment molecule generated by ion impact or thermal decomposition. From the comparison between the experimental TOF-SIMS spectra and the calculated spectra, we discussed the fragmentation mechanism of arginine molecule by Ga⁺ ion impact.     

导线非共线的分子器件输运性质的第一性原理研究

分子器件是电子器件向小体积化发展的极限,分子器件中的电子在输运过程中体现出明显的量子效应,分子导线与分子接触的位置和导线间的角度等器件结构因素都会对分子器件的输运性质产生较大的影响.迄今为止,尚未见利用第一性原理量子输运计算方法研究导线非共线的分子器件输运性质的报道.本文以金-苯(硫醇)-金结构的分子器件为例,利用基于非平衡格林函数理论和密度泛函理论的第一性原理量子输运计算方法对其输运性质进行了系统研究,特别注重于研究随着非共线导线间导线夹角角度的变化及导线和苯(硫醇)分子接触位置的不同对器件输运性质的影响.计算表明,金导线与苯(硫醇)的接触位置及导线的夹角等器件结构细节不仅能够定量地影响金-苯(硫醇)-金分子器件的电流大小,还能够定性地改变器件的输运性质,使得部分器件结构出现负微分电阻效应.研究结果对全面理解分子器件的输运性质具有一定的指导意义.     

Spin-filter effect and spin-polarized optoelectronic properties in annulene-based molecular spintronic devices

Using Fe, Co or Ni chains as electrodes, we designed several annulene-based molecular spintronic devices and investigated the quantum transport properties based on density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function method.Our results show that these devices have outstanding spin-filter capabilities and exhibit giant magnetoresistance effect,and that with Ni chains as electrodes, the device has the best transport properties. Furthermore, we investigated the spinpolarized optoelectronic properties of the device with Ni electrodes and found that the spin-polarized photocurrents can be directly generated by irradiating the device with infrared, visible or ultraviolet light. More importantly, if the magnetization directions of the two electrodes are antiparallel, the photocurrents with different spins are spatially separated, appearing at different electrodes. This phenomenon provides a new way to simultaneously generate two spin currents.     

Study of the spin polarization of unoccupied states near the Fermi level by spin-dependent near-edge absorption spectroscopy

Spin-dependent near-edge absorption spectroscopy is presented as a new method for studying the spin density of states near the Fermi level at the absorbing atom site. Using circularly polarized synchrotron radiation the spin-dependent inner-shell absorption coefficient is measured as a function of the photoelectron energy. The spin-dependent absorption profile is expected to reflect directly the spin-density distribution of the states populated in the absorption process. The spin densities of 3d-and 4f-elements in pure systems, ferromagnetic alloy and compounds, and 5d-impurities in Fe have been investigated. The results are compared with spin-resolved band-structure calculations for the ferromagnetic ground state.     

First-principles study of the electronic transport properties of the anthraquinone-based molecular switch

By applying non-equilibrium Green’s function (NEGF) formalism combined with first-principles density functional theory (DFT), we have investigated the electronic transport properties of the anthraquinone-based molecular switch. The molecule that comprises the switch can be converted between the hydroquinone (HQ) and anthraquinone (AQ) forms via redox reactions. The transmission spectra of these two forms are remarkably distinctive. Our results show that the current through the HQ form is significantly larger than that through the AQ form, which suggests that this system has attractive potential application in future molecular switch technology.     

1,3-diphenyltriazene as a possible optical molecular switch: A first-principles study

By applying nonequilibrium Green's function formalism combined with first-principles density functional theory, we investigate the electronic transport properties of a 1,3-diphenyltriazene-based optical molecular switch. The molecule that comprises the switch can convert between the cis and the trans forms upon photoexcitation. The transmission spectra of two forms are remarkably distinctive. Theoretical results show that the current through the trans form is significantly larger than that through the cis form, which suggests that this system has attractive potential application in future molecular switch technology.     

D-B-A分子整流特性的端基效应

利用密度泛函理论和非平衡格林函数方法,研究了基于同一D-B-A分子在改变端基后形成的4个不同的分子器件的电子输运特性及整流效果.研究表明:端基的改变,能明显影响分子器件的整流效果,这是因为端基能影响分子与电极的耦合程度,从而改变了分子轨道的离域性,进而影响分子的电子输运特性及整流效果.更有趣的是,由于分子轨道HOMO和LUMO随偏压极性不同的非对称移动,导致整流器的整流方向与Aviram和Ratner分子整流器相反. 关键词： 分子整流器 端基 密度泛函理论 非平衡格林函数     

The effect of hydrogen bond breaking defect on charge transport in a DNA molecular device

The charge transport in a DNA molecular device is theoretically investigated based on the Lattice Green Function method and Landauer-Büttiker theory. The effect of a hydrogen bond defect at different sites is investigated. A defect at the end of the DNA molecule reduces the current through the molecule, but a defect in the middle region of the molecule will have relatively slight effect on the current through the molecule. The effect of defect on the wave function distribution at the ends of the DNA molecule plays an important role in the defect mediated transport properties.     

The spin-dependent electronic transport properties of M(dcdmp)2 (M = Cu,Au, Co,Ni) molecular devices based on zigzag graphene nanoribbon electrodes

The spin-dependent electronic transport properties of M(dcdmp)₂ (M = Cu, Au, Co, Ni; dcdmp = 2,3-dicyano-5,6-dimercaptopyrazyne) molecular devices based on zigzag graphene nanoribbon (ZGNR) electrodes were investigated by density functional theory combined nonequilibrium Green's function method (DFT-NEGF). Our results show that the spin-dependent transport properties of the M(dcdmp)₂ molecular devices can be controlled by the spin configurations of the ZGNR electrodes, and the central 3d-transition metal atom can introduce a larger magnetism than that of the nonferrous metal one. Moreover, the perfect spin filtering effect, negative differential resistance, rectifying effect and magnetic resistance phenomena can be observed in our proposed M(dcdmp)₂ molecular devices.