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Oday A. Al-Owaedi

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arXiv2016

Electronic Properties of Nano and Molecular Quantum Devices

The exploring and understanding the electronic properties of molecules connected to metallic leads is a vital part of nanoscience if molecule is to have a future. This thesis documents a study for various families of organic and organometallic molecules, which offer unique concepts and new insights into the electronic properties of molecular junctions. Different families of molecules were studied using a combination of density functional theory DFT and nonequilibrium Greens function formalism of transport theory.The main results of this thesis are as follows. A quantum circuit rule for combining quantum interference effects in the conductive properties of oligo phenyleneethynylene OPE type molecules possessing three aromatic rings was investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The theoretical and experimental studies of conductance and the decay of conductance as a function of molecular length within a homologous series of oligoynes. The single molecule conductances of a series of bis-terpyridine complexes featuring Ru, Fe, and Co metal ions and trimethylsilylethynyl or thiomethyl surface contact groups have been determined theoretically and experimentally.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2016

Structural, Morphological and Electrical Properties of Porous Silicon Prepared Under Laser Illumination

Porous silicon (PSi) layers has been prepared in this work via photoelectrochemical (PEC) etching process of an n type silicon wafers of two resistivities (3.5 ohm.cm and 0.02 ohm.cm) in hydrofluoric (HF) acid of 24.5 precent concentration at different etching times (5 to 25 min). The irradiation has been achieved using laser beam of 2W power and 810 nm wavelength. We have studied the morphological and structural properties of PSi layers using the techniques of Xray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Gravimetric method. The Xray Diffraction data shows that the structure aspect of PSi layers remains crystalline as well as the decreasing of diffraction angle (thetaB) of Xray from PSi layers (29 to 26 degree) and increasing of the lattice parameter values of PSi structures with increasing of etching times from 5 to 25 min., and the resistivity of silicon substrates from 0.02 to 3.5 ohm.cm. The nanocrystallite size is decreasing from (20.72 to 5.13 nm) with increasing of etching times, and the resistivity of silicon substrates. The SEM images shows that the values of pore width and PSi layer thickness increases from (0.5 to 6.25 micrometer) and (6.7 to 47 micrometer) respectively with increasing of etching times and silicon substrates resistivities, while the values of the thickness of walls between pores has been varied from (1.25 to 0.03 micrometer) with increasing of etching times and silicon substrates resistivities. The pore shape of pores has been varied from Cylindrical to Rectangular and to Starful with varied of etching conditions. Further the measured specific surface area of PSi layers has been increased from (7.43 to 235.35 m2/cm3) with increasing of etching times and silicon substrates resistivities.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2016

Morphological Aspects of Porous Silicon Prepared by Photoelectrochemical Etching

In this work the effects of coherent radiation (Laser) and incoherent radiation (Halogen lamp) during the electrochemical etching process on the structural characteristics of n-type PSi samples were investigated. The porosity values were measured by depending on the microstructure analyses and Gravimetric measurements. Surface morphology, layer thickness, pore diameter, pore shape, wall thickness and etching rate were studied by depending on Scanning electron-microscopic (SEM) images

physics.chem-ph↗

arXiv2016

The Effect of Different Wavelengths on Porous Silicon Formation Process

Porous silicon layers (PS) have been prepared in this work via Photoelectrochemical etching process (PEC) of n type silicon wafer of 0.8 ohm.cm resistivity in hydrofluoric (HF) acid of 24.5 precent concentration at different etching times (5 to 25 min.). The irradiation has been achieved using Tungsten lamp with different wavelengths (450 nm, 535 nm and 700 nm). The morphological properties of these layers such as surface morphology, Porosity, layer thickness, and also the etching rate have been investigated using optical microscopy and the gravimetric method.

cond-mat.other↗

arXiv2015

A quantum circuit rule for interference effects in single-molecule electrical junctions

A quantum circuit rule for combining quantum interference (QI) effects in the conductive properties of oligo(phenyleneethynylene) (OPE)-type molecules possessing three aromatic rings was investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Molecules were of the type X-Y-X, where X represents pyridyl anchors with para (p), meta (m) or ortho (o) connectivities and Y represents a phenyl ring with p and m connectivities. The conductances GXmX (GXpX) of molecules of the form X-m-X (X-p-X), with meta (para) connections in the central ring were predominantly lower (higher), irrespective of the meta, para, or ortho nature of the anchor groups X, demonstrating that conductance is dominated by the nature of QI in the central ring Y. The single-molecule conductances were found to satisfy the quantum circuit rule Gppp/Gpmp = Gmpm/Gmmm. This demonstrates that the contribution to the conductance from the central ring is independent of the para versus meta nature of the anchor groups.

cond-mat.mes-hall↗