Reactions in single-molecule junctions

H Chen, C Jia, X Zhu, C Yang, X Guo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Develo** new materials is a long-standing goal that extends across the fields of synthesis,
catalysis, nanotechnology and materials science. Transforming one compound or material …

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 electronics: creating and bridging molecular junctions and promoting its commercialization

T Li, VK Bandari, OG Schmidt - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular electronics is driven by the dream of expanding Moore's law to the molecular level
for next‐generation electronics through incorporating individual or ensemble molecules into …

σ–σ Stacked supramolecular junctions

A Feng, Y Zhou, MAY Al-Shebami, L Chen, Z Pan… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Intermolecular charge transport plays an essential role in organic electronic materials and
biological systems. To date, experimental investigations of intermolecular charge transport …

Dual-gated single-molecule field-effect transistors beyond Moore's law

L Meng, N **n, C Hu, HA Sabea, M Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
As conventional silicon-based transistors are fast approaching the physical limit, it is
essential to seek alternative candidates, which should be compatible with or even replace …

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 …

Molecular clusters: nanoscale building blocks for solid-state materials

A Pinkard, AM Champsaur, X Roy - Accounts of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The programmed assembly of nanoscale building blocks into multicomponent
hierarchical structures is a powerful strategy for the bottom-up construction of functional …

Supramolecular transistors with quantum interference effect

X Li, Y Zheng, Y Zhou, Z Zhu, J Wu, W Ge… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The charge transport through supramolecular junctions exhibits unique quantum
interference (QI) effects, which provide an opportunity for the design of supramolecular …

Two-dimensional inorganic molecular crystals

W Han, P Huang, L Li, F Wang, P Luo, K Liu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Two-dimensional molecular crystals, consisting of zero-dimensional molecules, are very
appealing due to their novel physical properties. However, they are mostly limited to organic …

The sub‐nanometer scale as a new focus in nanoscience

B Ni, Y Shi, X Wang - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Size is one of the central issues in nanoscience. The practical meaning of the term “sub‐
nanometric material (SNM)” requires two aspects:(1) its size should be at the atomic level;(2) …