Resonant Tunneling Through Discrete Electronic Levels of a C_{60} Molecule in the Presence of Charging Effects

• Authors: O. Millo , Y. Levi , D. Porath
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We have conducted tunneling spectroscopy studies for isolated C_{60} molecules in the double barrier tunnel junction configuration. The tunneling current-voltage (I-V) and dI/dV vs. V spectra of these molecules exhibit rich structures resulting from both resonant tunneling through the discrete levels and single electron charging effects. In particular, we observe degeneracy lifting within the molecular orbitals, probably due to the Jahn-Teller effect and local electric fields. Theoretical fits, performed using the "orthodox" model for single-electron tunneling modified to account for the discrete level spectrum of C_{60}, agree well with our data.

Keywords

EN

61.16.Ch; 71.20.Tx; 73.20.Dx; 73.23.Hk

Discipline

• 71.20.Tx: Fullerenes and related materials; intercalation compounds
• 73.23.Hk: Coulomb blockade; single-electron tunneling

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1998
• Volume: 93
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 431-435

Dates

published

1998-02

Contributors

author

O. Millo

• Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel

author

Y. Levi

• Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel

author

D. Porath

• Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel

Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.93.431