Advances and challenges in single-molecule electron transport

F Evers, R Korytár, S Tewari, JM Van Ruitenbeek - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2020 - APS
Electronic transport properties of single-molecule junctions have been widely measured by
several techniques, including mechanically controllable break junctions, electromigration …

Promising anchoring groups for single-molecule conductance measurements

V Kaliginedi, AV Rudnev, P Moreno-García… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The understanding of the charge transport through single molecule junctions is a
prerequisite for the design and building of electronic circuits based on single molecule …

Supramolecular radical electronics

T Gao, A Daaoub, Z Pan, Y Hu, S Yuan… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular radical chemistry is an emerging area bridging supramolecular chemistry
and radical chemistry, and the integration of radicals into the supramolecular architecture …

Molecular tunnel junctions based on π-conjugated oligoacene thiols and dithiols between Ag, Au, and Pt contacts: effect of surface linking group and metal work …

BS Kim, SH Choi, XY Zhu… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The tunneling resistance and electronic structure of metal–molecule–metal junctions based
on oligoacene (benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and tetracene) thiol and dithiol …

From Tunneling to Hopping: A Comprehensive Investigation of Charge Transport Mechanism in Molecular Junctions Based on Oligo(p-phenylene ethynylene)s

Q Lu, K Liu, H Zhang, Z Du, X Wang, F Wang - ACS nano, 2009 - ACS Publications
The charge transport mechanism of oligo (p-phenylene ethynylene) s with lengths ranging
from 0.98 to 5.11 nm was investigated using modified scanning tunneling microscopy break …

Quantum interference effects elucidate triplet-pair formation dynamics in intramolecular singlet-fission molecules

KR Parenti, R Chesler, G He, P Bhattacharyya… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Quantum interference (QI)—the constructive or destructive interference of conduction
pathways through molecular orbitals—plays a fundamental role in enhancing or …

Aromaticity decreases single-molecule junction conductance.

W Chen, H Li, JR Widawsky, C Appayee… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We have measured the conductance of single-molecule junctions created with three
different molecular wires using the scanning tunneling microscope-based break-junction …

A critical perspective on molecular electronic junctions: there is plenty of room in the middle

RL McCreery, H Yan, AJ Bergren - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The promise of molecular electronic devices stems from the possibilities offered by the rich
electronic structure of organic molecules. The use of molecules as functional components in …

Cross-conjugation and quantum interference: a general correlation?

H Valkenier, CM Guédon, T Markussen… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We discuss the relationship between the π-conjugation pattern, molecular length, and
charge transport properties of molecular wires, both from an experimental and a theoretical …

Amine-linked single-molecule circuits: systematic trends across molecular families

MS Hybertsen, L Venkataraman, JE Klare… - Journal of physics …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
A comprehensive review is presented of single-molecule junction conductance
measurements across families of molecules measured while breaking a gold point contact in …