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 …

Supramolecular assemblies on surfaces: nanopatterning, functionality, and reactivity

DP Goronzy, M Ebrahimi, F Rosei, Arramel, Y Fang… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Understanding how molecules interact to form large-scale hierarchical structures on
surfaces holds promise for building designer nanoscale constructs with defined chemical …

Coplanar Conformational Structure of π‐Conjugated Polymers for Optoelectronic Applications

M Xu, C Wei, Y Zhang, J Chen, H Li, J Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hierarchical structure of conjugated polymers is critical to dominating their optoelectronic
properties and applications. Compared to nonplanar conformational segments, coplanar …

Observation of quantum interference in molecular charge transport

CM Guédon, H Valkenier, T Markussen… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
As the dimensions of a conductor approach the nanoscale, quantum effects begin to
dominate, and it becomes possible to control the conductance through direct manipulation of …

Single molecular conductance of tolanes: experimental and theoretical study on the junction evolution dependent on the anchoring group

W Hong, DZ Manrique, P Moreno-García… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Employing a scanning tunneling microscopy based beak junction technique and
mechanically controlled break junction experiments, we investigated tolane …

Single molecule electronic devices

H Song, MA Reed, T Lee - Advanced Materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Single molecule electronic devices in which individual molecules are utilized as active
electronic components constitute a promising approach for the ultimate miniaturization and …

Correlations between molecular structure and single-junction conductance: a case study with oligo (phenylene-ethynylene)-type wires

V Kaliginedi, P Moreno-García… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The charge transport characteristics of 11 tailor-made dithiol-terminated oligo (phenylene-
ethynylene)(OPE)-type molecules attached to two gold electrodes were studied at a …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Thermal and thermoelectric transport in molecular junctions

L Cui, R Miao, C Jiang, E Meyhofer… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
With the advent of molecular electronics, tremendous attention has been paid towards
understanding the structure-function relationship of molecular junctions. Understanding how …

A quantum circuit rule for interference effects in single-molecule electrical junctions

DZ Manrique, C Huang, M Baghernejad, X Zhao… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
A quantum circuit rule for combining quantum interference effects in the conductive
properties of oligo (phenyleneethynylene)(OPE)-type molecules possessing three aromatic …

Nanooptics of molecular-shunted plasmonic nanojunctions

F Benz, C Tserkezis, LO Herrmann, B De Nijs… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Gold nanoparticles are separated above a planar gold film by 1.1 nm thick self-assembled
molecular monolayers of different conductivities. Incremental replacement of the …