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 …

Ballistic conductance through porphyrin nanoribbons

JR Deng, MT González, H Zhu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The search for long molecular wires that can transport charge with maximum efficiency over
many nanometers has driven molecular electronics since its inception. Single-molecule …

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 …

Comprehensive suppression of single-molecule conductance using destructive σ-interference

MH Garner, H Li, Y Chen, TA Su, Z Shangguan… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The tunnelling of electrons through molecules (and through any nanoscale insulating and
dielectric material) shows exponential attenuation with increasing length, a length …

Thermal conductance of single-molecule junctions

L Cui, S Hur, ZA Akbar, JC Klöckner, W Jeong, F Pauly… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Single-molecule junctions have been extensively used to probe properties as diverse as
electrical conduction,–, light emission, thermoelectric energy conversion,, quantum …

Nanoscale organic thermoelectric materials: measurement, theoretical models, and optimization strategies

YJ Zeng, D Wu, XH Cao, WX Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The demands for waste heat energy recovery from industrial production, solar energy, and
electronic devices have resulted in increasing attention being focused on thermoelectric …

[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 …

Thermal and thermoelectric properties of molecular junctions

K Wang, E Meyhofer, P Reddy - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular junctions (MJs) represent an ideal platform for studying charge and energy
transport at the atomic and molecular scale and are of fundamental interest for the …

Bias-driven conductance increase with length in porphyrin tapes

E Leary, B Limburg, A Alanazy… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A key goal in molecular electronics has been to find molecules that facilitate efficient charge
transport over long distances. Normally, molecular wires become less conductive with …