Title :
Electronic Properties of Metallocene Wires
Author :
Garcia-Suarez, Victor M. ; Ferrer, Jaime ; Lambert, Colin J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lancaster Univ.
Abstract :
We study a new type of molecular wires, formed by metallocene molecules grown along the C5 axis. Our simulations, which are based on density functional theory, linear combination of atomic orbitals and pseudopotentials, show that these wires exhibit desirable electronic properties that can be of great use in molecular electronics and spintronics devices. Fabrication of such nanoelectrical wires may also produce a high yield
Keywords :
atomic structure; density functional theory; electric properties; magnetoelectronics; molecular electronics; nanowires; organometallic compounds; pseudopotential methods; atomic orbitals technique; density functional theory; electronic properties; metallocene molecules; metallocene wires; molecular electronics; molecular wires; nanoelectrical wires; pseudopotentials technique; spintronics devices; Density functional theory; Electrons; Hydrogen; Iron; Magnetoelectronics; Molecular electronics; Nanotubes; Physics; Switches; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2006. ICONN '06. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brisbane, Qld.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0453-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0453-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICONN.2006.340545
