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 …

Single-molecule transistors

ML Perrin, E Burzurí, HSJ van der Zant - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of a gate electrode allows us to gain deeper insight into the electronic structure of
molecular junctions. It is widely used for spectroscopy of the molecular levels and its excited …

Real-time monitoring of reaction stereochemistry through single-molecule observations of chirality-induced spin selectivity

C Yang, Y Li, S Zhou, Y Guo, C Jia, Z Liu, KN Houk… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Stereochemistry has an essential role in organic synthesis, biological catalysis and physical
processes. In situ chirality identification and asymmetric synthesis are non-trivial tasks …

A Gd@C82 single-molecule electret

K Zhang, C Wang, M Zhang, Z Bai, FF **e… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Electrets are dielectric materials that have a quasi-permanent dipole polarization. A single-
molecule electret is a long-sought-after nanoscale component because it can lead to …

Hybrid superconductor–quantum dot devices

S De Franceschi, L Kouwenhoven… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Advances in nanofabrication techniques have made it possible to make devices in which
superconducting electrodes are connected to non-superconducting nanostructures such as …

Long-Lived C60 Radical Anion Stabilized Inside an Electron-Deficient Coordination Cage

S Hasegawa, SL Meichsner, JJ Holstein… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fullerene C60 and its derivatives are widely used in molecular electronics, photovoltaics,
and battery materials, because of their exceptional suitability as electron acceptors. In this …

Adsorption structures and energetics of molecules on metal surfaces: Bridging experiment and theory

RJ Maurer, VG Ruiz, J Camarillo-Cisneros… - Progress in Surface …, 2016 - Elsevier
Adsorption geometry and stability of organic molecules on surfaces are key parameters that
determine the observable properties and functions of hybrid inorganic/organic systems …

Materials chemistry of fullerene C 60 derivatives

AM Lopez, A Mateo-Alonso, M Prato - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the increasing interest of the scientific community in carbon nanotubes and
graphene, fullerene C60 still plays an important role in the family of nanocarbons. A quarter …

Recent progress in single-molecule transistors: their designs, mechanisms and applications

H Fu, X Zhu, P Li, M Li, L Yang, C Jia… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-molecule field-effect transistors (FETs) are the key building blocks of future electronic
circuits. At the same time, they are also a unique platform for studying physical mechanisms …

Hybrid superconductor–semiconductor devices made from self-assembled SiGe nanocrystals on silicon

G Katsaros, P Spathis, M Stoffel, F Fournel… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
The epitaxial growth of germanium on silicon leads to the self-assembly of SiGe
nanocrystals by a process that allows the size, composition and position of the nanocrystals …