Control of Andreev Reflection via a Single-Molecule Orbital
Lorenz Meyer, Jose L. Lado, Nicolas Néel, Jörg Kröger
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.146201 · Physical Review Letters
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Abstract
Charge transport across a single-molecule junction fabricated from a normal-metal tip, a phthalocyanine, and a conventional superconductor in a scanning tunneling microscope is explored as a function of the gradually closed vacuum gap. The phthalocyanine (2H-Pc) molecule and its pyrrolic-hydrogen-abstracted derivative (Pc) exhibit vastly different behavior. Andreev reflection across the 2H-Pc contact exhibits a temporary enhancement that diminishes again with increasing conductance. In contrast, the single-Pc junction lacks Andreev reflection in the same conductance range. Spectroscopies and supporting nonequilibrium Green’s function calculations highlight the importance of a molecular orbital close to the Fermi energy for Andreev reflection.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
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| Pb Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 7.2 | Pressure not reported | onset |
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