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 …

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 …

Molecular diodes with rectification ratios exceeding 105 driven by electrostatic interactions

X Chen, M Roemer, L Yuan, W Du, D Thompson… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Molecular diodes operating in the tunnelling regime are intrinsically limited to a maximum
rectification ratio R of∼ 103. To enhance this rectification ratio to values comparable to …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Theory of quantum transport in molecular junctions

M Thoss, F Evers - The Journal of chemical physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Molecular junctions, where single molecules are bound to metal or semiconductor
electrodes, represent a unique architecture to investigate molecules in a distinct …

Characterization and application of supramolecular junctions

X Li, W Ge, S Guo, J Bai, W Hong - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The convergence of supramolecular chemistry and single‐molecule electronics offers a new
perspective on supramolecular electronics, and provides a new avenue toward …

Humidity-controlled rectification switching in ruthenium-complex molecular junctions

H Atesci, V Kaliginedi, JA Celis Gil, H Ozawa… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Although molecular rectifiers were proposed over four decades ago,, until recently reported
rectification ratios (RR) were rather moderate,,,,,,,,–(RR~ 101). This ceiling was convincingly …

Tuneable Current Rectification Through a Designer Graphene Nanoribbon

N Friedrich, J Li, I Pozo, D Peña… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Unimolecular current rectifiers are fundamental building blocks in organic electronics.
Rectifying behavior has been identified in numerous organic systems due to electron‐hole …

A Chemically Soldered Polyoxometalate Single‐Molecule Transistor

C Wu, X Qiao, CM Robertson, SJ Higgins… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polyoxometalates have been proposed in the literature as nanoelectronic components,
where they could offer key advantages with their structural versatility and rich …

Tunable symmetry-breaking-induced dual functions in stable and photoswitched single-molecule junctions

N **n, C Hu, H Al Sabea, M Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The aim of molecular electronics is to miniaturize active electronic devices and ultimately
construct single-molecule nanocircuits using molecules with diverse structures featuring …

A magic ratio rule for beginners: a chemist's guide to quantum interference in molecules

CJ Lambert, SX Liu - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This Concept article will give a glimpse into chemical design principles for exploiting
quantum interference (QI) effects in molecular‐scale devices. Direct observation of room …