Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Electronic transport properties of single-molecule junctions have been widely measured by
several techniques, including mechanically controllable break junctions, electromigration …

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 …

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 molecule electronic devices in which individual molecules are utilized as active
electronic components constitute a promising approach for the ultimate miniaturization and …

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 …

We review the fascinating research on charge transport through switchable molecules. In the
past decade, detailed investigations have been performed on a great variety of molecular …

Recent STM molecular break-junction experiments have revealed multiple series of peaks in
the conductance histograms of alkanedithiols. To resolve a current controversy, we present …

A mechanically controllable break junction (MCBJ) represents a fundamental technique for
the investigation of molecular electronic junctions, especially for the study of the electronic …

The conductance of a family of biphenyl-dithiol derivatives with conformationally fixed
torsion angle was measured using the scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)-break-junction …