Incorporating molecular switches as the active components in nanoscale electrical devices
represents a current challenge in molecular electronics. It demands key requirements that …

An accurate rule for predicting conductance is the cornerstone of develo** molecular
circuits and provides a promising solution for miniaturizing electric circuits. The successful …

Destructive quantum interference (DQI) provides a unique approach to controlling the
leakage current in the OFF state of molecular devices. However, the DQI in π-conjugated …

The single-molecule conductance of silanes is suppressed due to destructive quantum
interference in conformations with cisoid dihedral angles along the molecular backbone …

Predictive approaches and rules to connect and combine molecular circuit components are
required to realize the potential of molecular electronics and develop miniaturized integrated …

We report that the single‐molecule junction conductance of thiol‐terminated silanes with Ag
electrodes are higher than the conductance of those formed with Au electrodes. These …

Highly conductive single-molecule junctions typically involve π-conjugated molecular
bridges, whose frontier molecular orbital energy levels can be fine-tuned to best match the …

Although quantum effects have introduced fascinating properties to molecular circuits,
exploring new features for molecular circuits remains a challenge. In this work, effective …

A combined experimental and theoretical study on molecular junctions with asymmetry in
both the electrode type and in the anchoring group type is presented. A scanning tunnelling …

The single-molecule conductance of saturated molecules can potentially be fully
suppressed by destructive quantum interference in their σ-system. However, only few …