Tuesday, January 1, 2013

1212.6387 (Thomas Wunderlich et al.)

Modified Li chains as atomic switches    [PDF]

Thomas Wunderlich, Berna Akgenc, Ulrich Eckern, Cosima Schuster, Udo Schwingenschlögl
We present electronic structure and transport calculations for hydrogen and lithium chains, using density functional theory and scattering theory on the Green's function level, to systematically study impurity effects on the transmission coefficient. To this end we address various impurity configurations. Tight-binding results allow us to interpret our the findings. We analyze under which circumstances impurities lead to level splitting and/or can be used to switch between metallic and insulating states. We also address the effects of strongly electronegative impurities.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.6387

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