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

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 …

The tunnelling of electrons through molecules (and through any nanoscale insulating and
dielectric material) shows exponential attenuation with increasing length, a length …

The use of single molecules in electronics represents the next limit of miniaturisation of
electronic devices, which would enable us to continue the trend of aggressive downscaling …

This tutorial outlines the basic theoretical concepts and tools which underpin the
fundamentals of phase-coherent electron transport through single molecules. The key …

The field of molecular electronics has been around for more than 40 years, but only recently
have some fundamental problems been overcome. It is now time for researchers to move …

The demands for waste heat energy recovery from industrial production, solar energy, and
electronic devices have resulted in increasing attention being focused on thermoelectric …

Conspectus Quantum interference effects (QIEs), which offer unique opportunities for the
fine-tuning of charge transport through molecular building blocks by constructive or …

Molecular electronics aims to construct functional molecular devices at the single-molecule
scale. One of the major challenges is to construct a single-molecule junction and to further …

A quantum circuit rule for combining quantum interference effects in the conductive
properties of oligo (phenyleneethynylene)(OPE)-type molecules possessing three aromatic …