Single-molecule quantum-transport phenomena in break junctions

P Gehring, JM Thijssen, HSJ van der Zant - Nature Reviews Physics, 2019 - nature.com
Single-molecule junctions—devices in which a single molecule is electrically connected by
two electrodes—enable the study of a broad range of quantum-transport phenomena even …

Single molecule nanoelectrochemistry in electrical junctions

RJ Nichols, SJ Higgins - Accounts of chemical research, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conspectus It is now possible to reliably measure single molecule conductance in a wide
variety of environments including organic liquids, ultrahigh vacuum, water, ionic liquids, and …

The fabrication, characterization and functionalization in molecular electronics

Y Zhao, W Liu, J Zhao, Y Wang, J Zheng… - … Journal of Extreme …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Developments in advanced manufacturing have promoted the miniaturization of
semiconductor electronic devices to a near-atomic scale, which continuously follows the'top …

Recent advances in single-molecule sensors based on STM break junction measurements

SL Lv, C Zeng, Z Yu, JF Zheng, YH Wang, Y Shao… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Single-molecule recognition and detection with the highest resolution measurement has
been one of the ultimate goals in science and engineering. Break junction techniques …

Single-molecule electronics: chemical and analytical perspectives

RJ Nichols, SJ Higgins - Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, 2015 - annualreviews.org
It is now possible to measure the electrical properties of single molecules using a variety of
techniques including scanning probe microcopies and mechanically controlled break …

Graphene as a promising electrode for low-current attenuation in nonsymmetric molecular junctions

Q Zhang, L Liu, S Tao, C Wang, C Zhao… - Nano Letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
We have measured the single-molecule conductance of 1, n-alkanedithiol molecular bridges
(n= 4, 6, 8, 10, 12) on a graphene substrate using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) …

[PDF][PDF] Techniques and Influencing Factors for Single Molecule Electronic Conductance Measurements

P Cheng, Y Li, S Chang - Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin, 2020 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
Molecular electronics is an important field for the application of nanotechnologies with an
ultimate goal of building functional devices using single molecules or molecular arrays to …

Z-Piezo pulse-modulated STM Break Junction: Toward single-molecule rectifiers with dissimilar metal electrodes

XM Li, YH Wang, JW Seng, JF Zheng… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fabricating single-molecule junctions with asymmetric metal electrodes is significant for
realizing single-molecule diodes, but it remains a big challenge. Herein, we develop a z …

Modulating electron transport through single-molecule junctions by heteroatom substitution

YH Wang, H Huang, Z Yu, JF Zheng, Y Shao… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The modulation of electron transport through molecular junctions is a prerequisite for
realizing single-molecule electronic devices, which remains to be a big challenge. In this …

Single-molecule anisotropic magnetoresistance at room temperature: Influence of molecular structure

JJ Li, ZB Chen, YH Wang, XS Zhou, LQ Xie, Z Shi… - Electrochimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic molecules featuring weak spin-orbit and hyperfine interactions show promise in the
construction of effective spintronic devices. However, the impact of molecular structures on …