Molecular nanoplasmonics: Self-consistent electrodynamics in current-carrying junctions

2012/10/02 by Alexander J. White, Alexander White, Maxim Sukharev +1 · 2 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures #Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research #cond-mat.mes-hall #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #physics.chem-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.86.205324

published as Phys. Rev. B 86, 205324 (2012) · 9 pages, 7 figures

arxiv created 2012/10/02 · openalex publication_date 2012/11/30 · arxiv updated 2012/12/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We consider a biased molecular junction subjected to an external time-dependent electromagnetic field. We discuss local field formation due to both surface plasmon-polariton excitations in the contacts and the molecular response. Employing realistic parameters we demonstrate that such self-consistent treatment is crucial for the proper description of the junction transport characteristics.

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