Emergent Hierarchy in Localized States of Organic Quantum Chains

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Hauptverfasser: Lage, L. L., Félix, A. B., Gomes, D. S., Pereira Jr., M. L., Latgé, A.
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author Lage, L. L.
Félix, A. B.
Gomes, D. S.
Pereira Jr., M. L.
Latgé, A.
author_facet Lage, L. L.
Félix, A. B.
Gomes, D. S.
Pereira Jr., M. L.
Latgé, A.
contents Organic Quantum Chains (OQCs) represent a newly synthesized class of carbon-based nanostructures whose quasi-one-dimensional nature gives rise to unconventional electronic and transport phenomena. Here we investigate the electronic and transport properties of recently synthesized OQCs [Nature Communications, 12, 5895 (2021)]. Structural stability was first assessed through molecular dynamics relaxation combined with density functional theory (DFT). The optimized coordinates are then used in a tight-binding model with exponentially decaying hopping parameterization, which reproduces the DFT results with high accuracy. Our calculations reveal a robust and nearly constant energy gap across several OQC configurations, in agreement with experimental data. We also identify emergent hierarchical states, characterized by distinct localization behaviors within sets of localized bands. Finally, we analyze different transport responses in scenarios involving the one-dimensional OQC coupled to carbon corrals, as observed in the experimental data, highlighting their potential as promising systems for application in carbon nanodevices.
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spellingShingle Emergent Hierarchy in Localized States of Organic Quantum Chains
Lage, L. L.
Félix, A. B.
Gomes, D. S.
Pereira Jr., M. L.
Latgé, A.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Quantum Physics
Organic Quantum Chains (OQCs) represent a newly synthesized class of carbon-based nanostructures whose quasi-one-dimensional nature gives rise to unconventional electronic and transport phenomena. Here we investigate the electronic and transport properties of recently synthesized OQCs [Nature Communications, 12, 5895 (2021)]. Structural stability was first assessed through molecular dynamics relaxation combined with density functional theory (DFT). The optimized coordinates are then used in a tight-binding model with exponentially decaying hopping parameterization, which reproduces the DFT results with high accuracy. Our calculations reveal a robust and nearly constant energy gap across several OQC configurations, in agreement with experimental data. We also identify emergent hierarchical states, characterized by distinct localization behaviors within sets of localized bands. Finally, we analyze different transport responses in scenarios involving the one-dimensional OQC coupled to carbon corrals, as observed in the experimental data, highlighting their potential as promising systems for application in carbon nanodevices.
title Emergent Hierarchy in Localized States of Organic Quantum Chains
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02231