From molecular to supramolecular electronics

H Chen, J Fraser Stoddart - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Using individual molecules as conducting bridges for electrons offers opportunities when
investigating quantum phenomena that are not readily accessible from experiments …

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 …

Gate controlling of quantum interference and direct observation of anti-resonances in single molecule charge transport

Y Li, M Buerkle, G Li, A Rostamian, H Wang, Z Wang… - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
Quantum interference can profoundly affect charge transport in single molecules, but
experiments can usually measure only the conductance at the Fermi energy. Because, in …

Quantum interference effects in charge transport through single-molecule junctions: detection, manipulation, and application

J Liu, X Huang, F Wang, W Hong - Accounts of chemical research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Quantum interference effects (QIEs), which offer unique opportunities for the
fine-tuning of charge transport through molecular building blocks by constructive or …

Electric field-induced assembly in single-stacking terphenyl junctions

Y Tang, Y Zhou, D Zhou, Y Chen, Z **ao… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Molecular assembly is crucial in functional molecular materials and devices. Among the
molecular interactions that can form assemblies, stacking among π-conjugated molecular …

Gate-controlled conductance switching in DNA

L **ang, JL Palma, Y Li, V Mujica, MA Ratner… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Extensive evidence has shown that long-range charge transport can occur along double
helical DNA, but active control (switching) of single-DNA conductance with an external field …

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 …

Phase-coherent charge transport through a porphyrin nanoribbon

Z Chen, JR Deng, S Hou, X Bian, JL Swett… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Since the early days of quantum mechanics, it has been known that electrons behave
simultaneously as particles and waves, and now quantum electronic devices can harness …

Distinguishing diketopyrrolopyrrole isomers in single-molecule junctions via reversible stimuli-responsive quantum interference

YP Zhang, LC Chen, ZQ Zhang, JJ Cao… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Distinguishing structural isomers at the single-molecule level remains a challenge. We
report the single-molecule recognition of two diketopyrrolopyrrole containing isomers (SDPP …

Large conductance variations in a mechanosensitive single-molecule junction

D Stefani, KJ Weiland, M Skripnik, C Hsu, ML Perrin… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
An appealing feature of molecular electronics is the possibility of inducing changes in the
orbital structure through external stimuli. This can provide functionality on the single …