The detection of specific DNA sequences plays an important role in the identification of
disease‐causing pathogens and genetic diseases, and photochemical water splitting offers …

Conspectus A key issue of molecular electronics (ME) is the correlation between the
molecular structure and the charge transport properties of the molecular framework …

Production of hydrogen from photocatalytic water splitting holds promise as an alternative
energy source with superiority of cleanliness, environment friendliness, low price, and …

The use of hot carriers generated from the decay of localized surface plasmon resonance in
noble metal nanoparticles is a promising concept for photocatalysis. Here, we report the …

Break-junction measurements are typically aimed at characterizing electronic properties of
single molecules bound between two metal electrodes. Although these measurements have …

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution driven by abundant sunlight is critical for the effective
conversion of renewable energy. Here, we present a combination of Au clusters and …

Fundamental understanding of the correlation between the structure and reactivity of
chemically addressable N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) molecules on various surfaces is …

Using first principle methodologies, we investigate the subtle competition between σ H-bond
and π stacking interaction between CO2 and imidazole either isolated, adsorbed on a gold …

Imaging-guided diagnosis and therapy has been highlighted in the area of nanomedicines.
However, integrating multiple functions with high performance in one theranostic (“all-in …

To understand the influence of the molecular dipole moment on the electron transfer (ET)
dynamics across the molecular framework, two series of differently fluorinated, benzonitrile …