First-principle study of the current–voltage on the β-diketones with alkyl and methoxy groups at the beta position as molecular switches

In this study, the electronic transport properties of 11-Cis and Trans retinal, components of rhodopsin, were investigated as optical molecular switches using the nonequilibrium Green’s function (NEGF) formalism combined with first-principles density functional theory (DFT). These isomers, which can be reversibly converted into each other, were examined in detail. The structural and spectroscopic properties, including infrared (IR), Raman, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and ultraviolet (UV) spectra, were analyzed using the hybrid B3LYP/6–311 + + G** level of theory. Complete vibrational assignments were performed for both forms utilizing the scaled quantum mechanical force field (SQMFF) methodology. To evaluate the conductivity of these molecules, we utilized current–voltage (I-V) characteristics, transmission spectra, molecular projected self-consistent Hamiltonian (MPSH), HOMO–LUMO gap, and second-order interaction energies (E2). The trendline extrapolation of the current–voltage plots confirmed our findings. We investigated the effect of different electrodes (Ag, Au, Pt) and various connection sites (hollow, top, bridge) on conductivity. The Ag electrode with the hollow site exhibited the highest efficiency. Our results indicate that the Cis form has higher conductivity than the Trans form.

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First-principle study of the current–voltage on the β-diketones with alkyl and methoxy groups at the beta position as molecular switches

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