Projects

First Period

PD Dr. J. Ankerhold

 

Charge transfer through molecular junctions with superconducting electrodes

 

Prof. H. Butenschön,
Prof. H. Pfnür,
Dr. C. Tegenkamp

Molecular transport through single molecules between eplitaxially grown contacts

Prof. G. Cuniberti,
Prof. M. Elstner

Quantum Transport in DNA-based Molecular Wires

Prof. W. Domcke,
PD Dr. M. Thoss

Theory and simulations of vibrationally inelastic electron transport through molecular bridges

Prof. R. Egger,
Dr. M. Thorwart

Iterative path-integral simulations of molecular quantum transport

Dr. A. Erbe

Fabrication of well-defined nanoscale electrodes for stable and reproducible contacts to small molecular ensembles

Prof. T. Frauenheim

PRIME - Paderborn Initiative on Molecular Electronics: Atomistic approaches towards quantum transport dynamics across single molecules: break junktions and surface adsorbed geometries

Prof. P. Hänggi,
PD Dr. S. Kohler

Electron transport through molecules: The role of coherent excitations, vibrational modes, and
Coulomb interaction

Prof. A. Holleitner,
Prof. F. Simmel

Carbon Nanotubes as MesosopicContacts to single Molecules

Dr. S. Karthäuser,
Dr. N. Atodiresei,
Prof. S. Blügel

Structural and electron transport investigations of functionalized carboxylic acids on Cu(110)-surfaces: experimental and ab initio studies

Prof.
U. Kleinekathöfer

Theoretical investigation of the influence of ultra-short laser pulses on the electron transport through single molecules

Prof. P. Lugli,
Dr. G. Csaba

Multiscale modeling and simulation of molecular devices and systems

Prof. A. Marx,
Prof. E. Scheer,
Dr. A. Erbe

Modification of DNA towards high conductance and transport measurements with controllable electrodes

Dr. N. Nilius

Differential conductance measurements of single test molecules on various supports by lowtemperature STM to quantify the influence of molecule-support and inter-molecular interactions on a molecular electronic system

Prof. F. von Oppen

Novel Quantum Transport Phenomena in Molecular Junctions

Prof. J. Pascual

Investigation of elastic and inelastic electronic transport through single molecules on metal and semiconductor surfaces using scanning tunneling microscopy

Dr. J. Reichert

Raman Spectroskopy on Single Molecule Junctions

Prof. K. Richter,
Prof. G. Cuniberti,
Prof. M. Grifoni

Crossover from coherent transport to single-electron tunneling in π-conjugated molecular junctions

Dr. M. Ruben,
Prof. H. Weber

Inducing Charge States in Single-Molecule Junctions

Prof. H. Schoeller,
Dr. M. Wegewijs

Vibration-assisted co-tunneling through single molecules

Dr. L. Vitali,
Prof. K. Kern,
Dr. P. Wahl

Local control of single-molecule conductivity probed by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy

PD Dr. T. Wandlowski,
Prof. F. Würthner

Charge Transport through Perylene Bisimide Molecular Junctions at Electrified Solid/Liquid Interfaces

Dr. D. Wortmann,
Dr. Y. Mokrousov

Describing the spin-polarized transport in molecular junctions by ab-initio calculations