Electron transport through degenerate electron level in single-molecular junction in the presence of electron-vibrational coupling and attractive electron-electron correlations

Abstract

Electron transport through a molecular junction consisted of a single molecule coupled to macroscopic leads is studied in the nonequilibrium regime. The molecule is modeled as a degenerate energy level with an electron-vibrational interaction and attractive electron-electron correlation which lifts the degeneracy. The level occupancy and differential conductance are calculated in the antiadiabatic regime with an account of molecule-lead coupling at low temperature and finite voltage. The method of transport spectroscopy made it possible to determine through which of the split levels tunneling takes place depending on the applied voltages and to estimate the current through these levels. The cases of a negative differential conductance are discussed. The influence of the electron-vibrational coupling of different strength on electron tunneling through 2- and 4-fold degenerate level on the molecule in the presence of the attractive electron-electron interaction is analyzed.