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中国物理学会期刊

金属原子修饰对卟啉分子结负微分电阻效应的理论研究

Theoretical Study on the Negative Differential Resistance Effect of Porphyrin Molecular Junctions Modified by Metal Atoms

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  • 设计高峰值电流和大峰谷电流比负微分电阻器件是构建分子逻辑电路的关键挑战。基于第一性原理计算,系统研究了金属原子修饰的卟啉-石墨烯单分子结的电子输运性质。计算表明,卟啉分子结在低偏压下表现出对称的负微分电阻效应,峰谷电流比可达103数量级,但其峰值电流受限于轨道局域化仅为27.8 nA,限制了其逻辑开关性能。Au和Pt原子修饰的分子结可以通过提升输运轨道的空间离域性或诱导能级简并将峰值电流分别提升至238.1 nA和258.2 nA。特别地,结合透射本征态的空间分布演化证实,Fe原子修饰的卟啉分子结因中心未配对3d电子与卟啉环离域π电子在外电场下产生各向异性的交换耦合,打破了输运通道的对称性,表现出显著的非对称负微分电阻行为;其正向峰值电流显著增加至611.8 nA,且峰谷电流比维持在103量级,实现了驱动电流与开关区分度的良好平衡。此外,研究证实低偏压下斯塔克效应诱导的轨道空间局域化与通道解耦是各体系产生负微分电阻的共同内在机制。

     

    The key challenge in constructing molecular logic circuits is to design negative differential resistance (NDR) devices with high peak-to-valley ratios (PVR). The paper investigates the electronic transport properties of porphyrin molecules covalently connected on zigzag graphene nanoribbon electrodes via amide groups using first principles calculation method combining density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function. The research results show that porphyrin molecular junctions can achieve controllable NDR effects through metal atom modification. The intrinsic porphyrin molecular junction exhibits a symmetrical NDR effect under low bias voltage, with a PVR of up to the order of 103. However, its peak current is limited by orbital localization to only 27.8 nA, which restricts its logical switching performance. The modifications of Au and Pt atoms can improve the spatial delocalization of the transmission eigenstates of the system and induce energy level degeneracy significantly, thereby greatly enhancing the transport capability of the device. Therefore, the peak currents of Au-porphyrin and Pt-porphyrin molecular junctions can be increased to 238.1 nA and 258.2 nA, respectively. Fe-porphyrin molecular junction forms a global delocalized channel under forward bias, and the peak current can be significantly increased to 611.8 nA while maintaining a PVR of 103, achieving the optimal balance of NDR performance. In particular, confirmed by the spatial distribution evolution of the transmission eigenstates, the Fe-porphyrin molecular junction demonstrates pronounced asymmetric NDR behavior. This originates from the anisotropic exchange coupling between the unpaired 3d electrons of the central Fe atom and the delocalized π electrons of the porphyrin ring under an external electric field, which breaks the symmetry of the transport channel. In summary, the orbital space localization and channel decoupling caused by Stark effect under low bias voltage are the common underlying mechanisms of NDR effects in all systems. The research results provided theoretical references for the experimental synthesis and physical design of related functional devices in the future.

     

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