Influence of Environmental Fluctuations on Quantum Interference in Naphthalene and Azulene
Both naphthalene and azulene have the same number of carbon and hydrogen atoms, but the former is an alternant hydrocarbon and the latter is a nonalternant hydrocarbon. This leads to a large difference in their electronic and transport properties. Herein, quantum transport is investigated through th...
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| author | Jehan Alqahtani Sara Sangtarash Hatef Sadeghi |
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| description | Both naphthalene and azulene have the same number of carbon and hydrogen atoms, but the former is an alternant hydrocarbon and the latter is a nonalternant hydrocarbon. This leads to a large difference in their electronic and transport properties. Herein, quantum transport is investigated through these two molecules and it is shown how quantum interference (QI) affects their electrical conductance. It is demonstrated that the orbital rule to predict QI breaks down in both naphthalene and azulene. The influence of environmental fluctuations on their QI and electrical conductance is also investigated. The results show that QI in azulene is more sensitive to environmental fluctuations than in naphthalene. In particular, destructive QI can be changed to constructive QI in azulene by small environmental fluctuations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-187e18246da144d09d9a6ea77d6e47f62023-10-16T07:06:38ZengWiley-VCHSmall Science2688-40462023-10-01310n/an/a10.1002/smsc.202300075Influence of Environmental Fluctuations on Quantum Interference in Naphthalene and AzuleneJehan Alqahtani0Sara Sangtarash1Hatef Sadeghi2Device Modelling Group School of Engineering University of Warwick CV4 7AL Coventry UKDevice Modelling Group School of Engineering University of Warwick CV4 7AL Coventry UKDevice Modelling Group School of Engineering University of Warwick CV4 7AL Coventry UKBoth naphthalene and azulene have the same number of carbon and hydrogen atoms, but the former is an alternant hydrocarbon and the latter is a nonalternant hydrocarbon. This leads to a large difference in their electronic and transport properties. Herein, quantum transport is investigated through these two molecules and it is shown how quantum interference (QI) affects their electrical conductance. It is demonstrated that the orbital rule to predict QI breaks down in both naphthalene and azulene. The influence of environmental fluctuations on their QI and electrical conductance is also investigated. The results show that QI in azulene is more sensitive to environmental fluctuations than in naphthalene. In particular, destructive QI can be changed to constructive QI in azulene by small environmental fluctuations.https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300075environmental fluctuationsmolecular electronicsnaphthalene and azulenequantum interferencequantum transport |
| spellingShingle | Jehan Alqahtani Sara Sangtarash Hatef Sadeghi Influence of Environmental Fluctuations on Quantum Interference in Naphthalene and Azulene Small Science environmental fluctuations molecular electronics naphthalene and azulene quantum interference quantum transport |
| title | Influence of Environmental Fluctuations on Quantum Interference in Naphthalene and Azulene |
| title_full | Influence of Environmental Fluctuations on Quantum Interference in Naphthalene and Azulene |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Environmental Fluctuations on Quantum Interference in Naphthalene and Azulene |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Environmental Fluctuations on Quantum Interference in Naphthalene and Azulene |
| title_short | Influence of Environmental Fluctuations on Quantum Interference in Naphthalene and Azulene |
| title_sort | influence of environmental fluctuations on quantum interference in naphthalene and azulene |
| topic | environmental fluctuations molecular electronics naphthalene and azulene quantum interference quantum transport |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300075 |
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