Chemical principles of single-molecule electronics

TA Su, M Neupane, ML Steigerwald… - Nature Reviews …, 2016‏ - nature.com
The field of single-molecule electronics harnesses expertise from engineering, physics and
chemistry to realize circuit elements at the limit of miniaturization; it is a subfield of …

Surface chemistry of porphyrins and phthalocyanines

JM Gottfried - Surface Science Reports, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This review covers the surface chemistry of porphyrins, phthalocyanines, their metal
complexes, and related compounds, with particular focus on chemical reactions at …

Selectivity in single-molecule reactions by tip-induced redox chemistry

F Albrecht, S Fatayer, I Pozo, I Tavernelli, J Repp… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Controlling selectivity of reactions is an ongoing quest in chemistry. In this work, we
demonstrate reversible and selective bond formation and dissociation promoted by tip …

Porphyrins at interfaces

W Auwärter, D Écija, F Klappenberger, JV Barth - Nature chemistry, 2015‏ - nature.com
Porphyrins and other tetrapyrrole macrocycles possess an impressive variety of functional
properties that have been exploited in natural and artificial systems. Different metal centres …

Towards single molecule switches

JL Zhang, JQ Zhong, JD Lin, WP Hu, K Wu… - Chemical Society …, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The concept of using single molecules as key building blocks for logic gates, diodes and
transistors to perform basic functions of digital electronic devices at the molecular scale has …

Robust spin crossover and memristance across a single molecule

T Miyamachi, M Gruber, V Davesne, M Bowen… - Nature …, 2012‏ - nature.com
A nanoscale molecular switch can be used to store information in a single molecule.
Although the switching process can be detected electrically in the form of a change in the …

Voltage-driven control of single-molecule keto-enol equilibrium in a two-terminal junction system

C Tang, T Stuyver, T Lu, J Liu, Y Ye, T Gao… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Keto-enol tautomerism, describing an equilibrium involving two tautomers with distinctive
structures, provides a promising platform for modulating nanoscale charge transport …

Mechanically controllable break junctions for molecular electronics

D **ang, H Jeong, T Lee, D Mayer - Advanced Materials, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
A mechanically controllable break junction (MCBJ) represents a fundamental technique for
the investigation of molecular electronic junctions, especially for the study of the electronic …

Toward Practical Single‐Molecule/Atom Switches

X Xu, C Gao, R Emusani, C Jia, D **ang - Advanced Science, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Electronic switches have been considered to be one of the most important components of
contemporary electronic circuits for processing and storing digital information. Fabricating …

Generation, manipulation and characterization of molecules by atomic force microscopy

N Pavliček, L Gross - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017‏ - nature.com
Using atomic manipulation, one can dissociate, form and rearrange bonds, as well as alter
the conformation or charge state of molecules. The molecular structures of reactants …