Projects

Second Period

Prof. G. Cuniberti,
Prof. M. Elstner

Quantum Transport in DNA-based Molecular Wires

Prof. G. Cuniberti,
Prof. M. Rohlfing,
Prof. S. Tautz

Tunable transport by controlling the structure of a STM molecular junction: synchronizing theory and experiments.

Prof. R. Egger,
Dr. M. Thorwart


Iterative path-integral simulations of molecular quantum transport

Prof. T. Frauenheim
Dr. T. Niehaus

BETA - Bremen Initiative on Electronic Transport in Advanced Materials: Atomistic approaches towards quantum transport dynamics across single molecules: break junc-tions and surface adsorbed geometries

Prof. P. Hänggi,
PD Dr. S. Kohler

Electron transport through molecules: The role of coherent excitations, vibrational modes,
Coulomb interaction, noise-induced dynamics, shot noise, charge and heat transfer

Prof. A. Holleitner,
Dr. I. Carmeli,
Prof. F. Simmel


Molecular Circuits for Optoelectronics utilizing Carbon Nanotubes

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

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

Prof. F. von Oppen


Novel Quantum Transport Phenomena in Molecular Junctions

Prof. J. Pascual

Mechanisms of vibrational assisted electronic transport through single paraphenyl molecules investigated by electron and light spectroscopy

Dr. F. Pauly,
Prof. G. Schön


Ab-initio studies of single-molecule contacts: mechanical, electric, and thermoelectric properties

Dr. J. Reichert


The electronic transport in single molecules, covalently linked to a metallic substrate and a SNOM Tipp, will be studied by inelastic scattering methods.

Prof. J. Repp


The implementation of force detection in experiments on electron transport through single molecules.

Prof. K. Richter,
Prof. M. Grifoni


Coherent transport, single-electron tunneling and switching in π-conjugated molecular junctions

Dr. M. Ruben,
Prof. H. Weber

Magnetic States in Double Metal Ion Single-Molecule Junctions

Prof. H. Schoeller,
Prof. M. Wegewijs

Quantum fluctuation and dissipation effects in vibration-assisted single-molecule transport

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,
Dr. F. Evers

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

Dr. D. Wortmann,
Dr. Y. Mokrousov


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