Substitution Pattern Controlled Charge Transport in BN-Embedded Aromatics-Based Single-Molecule Junctions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxiang Li ◽  
Rui Wang ◽  
Kai Song ◽  
Caiyun Wei ◽  
Wenjing Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transport ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Molecular Devices ◽  
Substitution Pattern ◽  
Single Molecule Level ◽  
Single Molecule Junctions ◽  
Molecular Conductance

The understanding of charge transport at single-molecule level is a pre-requisite for the fabrication of molecular devices. Here, we systematically investigate the relation among molecular conductance, substitution pattern and stimuli...

scholarly journals Mechanical single-molecule potentiometers with large switching factors from ortho-pentaphenylene foldamers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinshi Li ◽  
Pingchuan Shen ◽  
Shijie Zhen ◽  
Chun Tang ◽  
Yiling Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transport ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Helical Structures ◽  
Anchoring Groups ◽  
Molecular Conductance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Helical Molecules ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractMolecular potentiometers that can indicate displacement-conductance relationship, and predict and control molecular conductance are of significant importance but rarely developed. Herein, single-molecule potentiometers are designed based on ortho-pentaphenylene. The ortho-pentaphenylene derivatives with anchoring groups adopt multiple folded conformers and undergo conformational interconversion in solutions. Solvent-sensitive multiple conductance originating from different conformers is recorded by scanning tunneling microscopy break junction technique. These pseudo-elastic folded molecules can be stretched and compressed by mechanical force along with a variable conductance by up to two orders of magnitude, providing an impressively higher switching factor (114) than the reported values (ca. 1~25). The multichannel conductance governed by through-space and through-bond conducting pathways is rationalized as the charge transport mechanism for the folded ortho-pentaphenylene derivatives. These findings shed light on exploring robust single-molecule potentiometers based on helical structures, and are conducive to fundamental understanding of charge transport in higher-order helical molecules.

scholarly journals Tuning Single-Molecule Conductance by Controlled Electric Field-Induced trans-to-cis Isomerisation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3317
Author(s):  
C.S. Quintans ◽  
Denis Andrienko ◽  
Katrin F. Domke ◽  
Daniel Aravena ◽  
Sangho Koo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Quantum Interference ◽  
Single Molecule Level ◽  
Wet Chemical Synthesis ◽  
Single Molecule Junctions ◽  
Tunnelling Microscopy ◽  
The Difference

External electric fields (EEFs) have proven to be very efficient in catalysing chemical reactions, even those inaccessible via wet-chemical synthesis. At the single-molecule level, oriented EEFs have been successfully used to promote in situ single-molecule reactions in the absence of chemical catalysts. Here, we elucidate the effect of an EEFs on the structure and conductance of a molecular junction. Employing scanning tunnelling microscopy break junction (STM-BJ) experiments, we form and electrically characterize single-molecule junctions of two tetramethyl carotene isomers. Two discrete conductance signatures show up more prominently at low and high applied voltages which are univocally ascribed to the trans and cis isomers of the carotenoid, respectively. The difference in conductance between both cis-/trans- isomers is in concordance with previous predictions considering π-quantum interference due to the presence of a single gauche defect in the trans isomer. Electronic structure calculations suggest that the electric field polarizes the molecule and mixes the excited states. The mixed states have a (spectroscopically) allowed transition and, therefore, can both promote the cis-isomerization of the molecule and participate in electron transport. Our work opens new routes for the in situ control of isomerisation reactions in single-molecule contacts.

scholarly journals Frontispiece: Tuning Charge Transport in Aromatic-Ring Single-Molecule Junctions via Ionic-Liquid Gating

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Xin ◽  
Xingxing Li ◽  
Chuancheng Jia ◽  
Yao Gong ◽  
Mingliang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
Aromatic Ring ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Single Molecule Junctions

Does Seebeck Coefficient of Single Molecule Junctions Depend on the Junction Configuration?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
František Vavrek ◽  
Olena Butsyk ◽  
Viliam Kolivoska ◽  
Stepanka Lachmanova ◽  
Táňa Sebechlebská ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
Simultaneous Determination ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Single Molecule Level ◽  
Single Molecule Junctions

New experimental method for simultaneous determination of electric and thermoelectric properties of metal‒molecule‒metal junctions at the single molecule level have been developed to test the effect of the junction configuration...

scholarly journals Photo-induced carbocation-enhanced charge transport in single-molecule junctions

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6026-6030
Author(s):  
Zhongwu Bei ◽  
Yuan Huang ◽  
Yangwei Chen ◽  
Yiping Cao ◽  
Jin Li
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Break Junction ◽  
Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Single Molecule Junctions

We report the first example of photo-induced carbocation-enhanced charge transport in triphenylmethane junctions using the scanning tunneling microscopy break junction (STM-BJ) technique.

Charge Transport Characteristics of Diarylethene Photoswitching Single-Molecule Junctions

Nano Letters ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 3736-3742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngsang Kim ◽  
Thomas J. Hellmuth ◽  
Dmytro Sysoiev ◽  
Fabian Pauly ◽  
Torsten Pietsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transport ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Single Molecule Junctions

scholarly journals Solvent-molecule interaction induced gating of charge transport through single-molecule junctions

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (11) ◽  
pp. 944-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Tang ◽  
Songjun Hou ◽  
Qingqing Wu ◽  
Zhibing Tan ◽  
Jueting Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transport ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Solvent Molecule ◽  
Single Molecule Junctions ◽  
Molecule Interaction

Modularized Tuning of Charge Transport through Highly Twisted and Localized Single-Molecule Junctions

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 3453-3458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhixin Chen ◽  
Lijue Chen ◽  
Jiangpeng Liu ◽  
Ruihao Li ◽  
Chun Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transport ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Single Molecule Junctions
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