This review sets out to understand the reactivity of diradicals and how that may differ from
monoradicals. In the first part of the review, we delineate the electronic structure of a …

Linear, sp-hybridised, 1-dimensional (1D) all-carbon wires are conceptually the simplest π-
conjugated organic molecules. Their fundamental experimental and theoretical properties …

Single-molecule topological insulators are promising candidates as conducting wires over
nanometre length scales. A key advantage is their ability to exhibit quasi-metallic transport …

Molecules where the energy of the lowest excited singlet state is found below the energy of
the lowest triplet state (inverted singlet–triplet molecules) are extremely rare. It is particularly …

Since the first observation of fullerene nearly three decades ago, allotropes of carbon,
including carbon nanotube and graphene, have been the focus of considerable research …

One-dimensional sp-hybridized carbon wires, including cumulenes and polyynes, can be
regarded as finite versions of carbynes. They are likely to be good candidates for molecular …

Radicals are unique molecular systems for applications in electronic devices due to their
open-shell electronic structures. Radicals can function as good electrical conductors and …

Circular polarization of luminescence is a phenomenon that can be observed for chiral
molecules in isotropic solution, for molecular aggregates and molecular materials. Also, the …

Molecules capable of mediating charge transport over several nanometers with minimal
decay in conductance have fundamental and technological implications. Polymethine …

Quantum-tunneling-based nanoelectronics has the potential for the miniaturization of
electronics toward the sub-5 nm scale. However, the nature of phase-coherent quantum …