Optical And Magnetic Effects On Electronic Transport In Nanoscale Systems
| dc.contributor.author | Tam, Eugenia | en_US |
| dc.contributor.chair | Ralph, Daniel C | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | McEuen, Paul L. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Abruna, Hector D | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-05T15:26:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-29T07:00:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-01-28 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The understanding of the electronic properties of nanoscale systems such as a single molecule is both of fundamental interest and important for the development of applications for these units. In my doctoral research, I have developed fabrication and measurement techniques and applied them to the study of single molecule conductance and nanoscale graphene devices. Using electromigrated breakjunctions to form nanometer-scale gaps, we measured the spindependent transport properties of individual N@C60 endofullerene molecules and observed a spin state transition as a function of magnetic field. In another system, we used the technique of repeatedly-formed breakjunctions to determine the conductance of the on and off isomers of individual photochromic dithienylethene molecules. Finally, in this thesis I also describe our current work-in-progress related to spin current injection into graphene using nanoscale non-magnetic electrodes. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | bibid: 8267149 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1813/33853 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | nanoscale | en_US |
| dc.subject | electronic transport | en_US |
| dc.subject | single molecule | en_US |
| dc.title | Optical And Magnetic Effects On Electronic Transport In Nanoscale Systems | en_US |
| dc.type | dissertation or thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Applied Physics | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Cornell University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctor of Philosophy | |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph. D., Applied Physics |
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