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Rodríguez-Kessler PL, Muñoz-Castro A. Intermediate Intercluster Bond Orders. Electronic Communication in Au 38(SR) 24 Superatomic Molecules. Chemphyschem 2024:e202400183. [PMID: 38831496 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Ligand-protected gold clusters remain potential building blocks for envisaged molecular materials. The archetypal Au38(SR)24 cluster can be viewed as a robust template for the fusion of two Au25(SR)18 - cluster units, retaining a bi-icosahedral Au23 core. Via electrochemical properties, the overall charge state can be selectively tuned, enabling the access of 14 valence electron (ve) species featuring a single intercluster bond and nearby charge from -1 to +3, achieving related species bearing 15- to 11-ve with variable intercluster bond orders. Here, we explore the characteristics of intermediate intercluster bond orders in order to provide insights into the plausible electron communication between the constituent building blocks, with Au38(SR)24, as a representative template. Our results denote a small structural variation along -1 to +3 charge states, provided by the core-protecting ligand interaction, which is enhanced towards more oxidized species. The remaining unpaired electron from intermediate intercluster bond orders of 1.5 for Au38(SR)24 1-, 1.5 for Au38(SR)24 1+, and 2.5 for Au38(SR)24 3+, holds delocalized characteristics between the building block units, favoring electron communication for conductive and cooperative cluster aggregates. Such features are relevant for the formation of molecular electronic device applications, favoring the rationalization prior to engaging in explorative synthesis of larger ligand-protected cluster aggregates.
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- Peter L Rodríguez-Kessler
- Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica A.C., Loma del Bosque 115, Col. Lomas del Campestre, León, Guanajuato, 37150, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Bellavista 7, Santiago, 8420524, Chile
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Kirk ML, Dangi R, Habel-Rodriguez D, Yang J, Shultz DA, Zhang J. Transferrable property relationships between magnetic exchange coupling and molecular conductance. Chem Sci 2020; 11:11425-11434. [PMID: 34094385 PMCID: PMC8162509 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04350h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Calculated conductance through Au n -S-Bridge-S-Au n (Bridge = organic σ/π-system) constructs are compared to experimentally-determined magnetic exchange coupling parameters in a series of TpCum,MeZnSQ-Bridge-NN complexes, where TpCum,Me = hydro-tris(3-cumenyl-1-methylpyrazolyl)borate ancillary ligand, Zn = diamagnetic zinc(ii), SQ = semiquinone (S = 1/2), and NN = nitronylnitroxide radical (S = 1/2). We find that there is a nonlinear functional relationship between the biradical magnetic exchange coupling, J D→A, and the computed conductance, g mb. Although different bridge types (monomer vs. dimer) do not lie on the same J D→A vs. g mb, curve, there is a scale invariance between the monomeric and dimeric bridges which shows that the two data sets are related by a proportionate scaling of J D→A. For exchange and conductance mediated by a given bridge fragment, we find that the ratio of distance dependent decay constants for conductance (β g) and magnetic exchange coupling (β J) does not equal unity, indicating that inherent differences in the tunneling energy gaps, Δε, and the bridge-bridge electronic coupling, H BB, are not directly transferrable properties as they relate to exchange and conductance. The results of these observations are described in valence bond terms, with resonance structure contributions to the ground state bridge wavefunction being different for SQ-Bridge-NN and Au n -S-Bridge-S-Au n systems.
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- Martin L Kirk
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico 87131-0001 USA
- Center for High Technology Materials, The University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico 87106 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico 87131-0001 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico 87131-0001 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico 87131-0001 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina 27695-8204 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina 27695-8204 USA
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Bahlke MP, Mogos N, Proppe J, Herrmann C. Exchange Spin Coupling from Gaussian Process Regression. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:8708-8723. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c05983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Marc Philipp Bahlke
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Georg-August University, Tammannstr. 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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Shultz DA, Kirk ML, Zhang J, Stasiw DE, Wang G, Yang J, Habel-Rodriguez D, Stein BW, Sommer RD. Spectroscopic Signatures of Resonance Inhibition Reveal Differences in Donor-Bridge and Bridge-Acceptor Couplings. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:4916-4924. [PMID: 32069027 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
The torsional dependence of the ground state magnetic exchange coupling (J) and the corresponding electronic coupling matrix element (HDA) for eight transition metal complexes possessing donor-acceptor (D-A) biradical ligands is presented. These biradical ligands are composed of an S = 1/2 metal semiquinone (SQ) donor and an S = 1/2 nitronylnitroxide (NN) acceptor, which are coupled to each other via para-phenylene, methyl-substituted para-phenylenes, or a bicyclo[2.2.2]octane ring. The observed trends in electronic absorption and resonance Raman spectral features are in accord with a reduction in electronic and magnetic coupling between D and A units within the framework of our valence bond configuration interaction model. Moreover, our spectroscopic results highlight different orbital mechanisms that modulate coupling in these complexes, which is not manifest in the ferromagnetic JSQ-B-NN values. The work provides new detailed insight into the effects of torsional rotations which contribute to inhomogeneities in experimentally determined exchange couplings, electron transfer rates, and electron transport conductance measurements.
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- David A Shultz
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States.,Center for High Technology Materials, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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Singh MK. Probing the strong magnetic exchange behaviour of transition metal–radical complexes: a DFT case study. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:4539-4548. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00262c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Alteration of the structural parameters of metal–radical complexes may pave the way forward for fine tuning the magnetic exchange coupling value as high as >−500 cm−1 – a much sought-after parameter in the area of SMMs.
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Stein BW, Dickie DA, Nedungadi S, Brook DJR, Shultz DA, Kirk ML. Long-range spin dependent delocalization promoted by the pseudo Jahn-Teller effect. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:201103. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5128117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin W. Stein
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, California 95192, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, California 95192, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA
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Herrmann C. Electronic Communication as a Transferable Property of Molecular Bridges? J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:10205-10223. [PMID: 31380640 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b05618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Electronic communication through molecular bridges is important for different types of experiments, such as single-molecule conductance, electron transfer, superexchange spin coupling, and intramolecular singlet fission. In many instances, the chemical structure of the bridge determines how the two parts it is connecting communicate, and does so in ways that are transferable between these different manifestations (for example, high conductance often correlates with strong antiferromagnetic spin coupling, and low conductance due to destructive quantum interference correlates with ferromagnetic coupling). Defining electronic communication as a transferable property of the bridge can help transfer knowledge between these different areas of research. Examples and limits of such transferability are discussed here, along with some possible directions for future research, such as employing spin-coupled and mixed-valence systems as structurally well-controlled proxies for understanding molecular conductance and for validating first-principles theoretical methodologies, building conceptual understanding for the growing experimental work on intramolecular singlet fission, and developing measures for the transferability of electronic communication as a bridge property.
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- Carmen Herrmann
- Department of Chemistry , University of Hamburg , Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 , Hamburg 20146 , Germany
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Stuyver T, Chen B, Zeng T, Geerlings P, De Proft F, Hoffmann R. Do Diradicals Behave Like Radicals? Chem Rev 2019; 119:11291-11351. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Thijs Stuyver
- Algemene Chemie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J1P3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S5B6, Canada
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- Algemene Chemie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Algemene Chemie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca New York 14853, United States
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Kröncke S, Herrmann C. Designing Long-Range Charge Delocalization from First-Principles. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 15:165-177. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Susanne Kröncke
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg 20146, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg 20146, Germany
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Nishinaga T, Kanzaki Y, Shiomi D, Matsuda K, Suzuki S, Okada K. Radical Cation π‐Dimers of Conjugated Oligomers as Molecular Wires: An Analysis Based on Nitronyl Nitroxide Spin Labels. Chemistry 2018; 24:11717-11728. [PMID: 29797611 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Tohru Nishinaga
- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceTokyo Metropolitan University Hachioji Tokyo 192-0397 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceOsaka City University Sumiyoshi-ku Osaka 558-8585 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceOsaka City University Sumiyoshi-ku Osaka 558-8585 Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological ChemistryGraduate School of EngineeringKyoto University Katsura Nishikyo-ku Kyoto, 615-8510 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceOsaka City University Sumiyoshi-ku Osaka 558-8585 Japan
- Present Address: Division of ChemistryGraduate School of Engineering ScienceOsaka University Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceOsaka City University Sumiyoshi-ku Osaka 558-8585 Japan
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Schmidt HC, Larsen CB, Wenger OS. Electron Transfer around a Molecular Corner. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:6696-6700. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201800396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Hauke C. Schmidt
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Hauke C. Schmidt
- Departement ChemieUniversität Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19 4056 Basel Schweiz
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- Departement ChemieUniversität Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19 4056 Basel Schweiz
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Stein BW, Tichnell CR, Chen J, Shultz DA, Kirk ML. Excited State Magnetic Exchange Interactions Enable Large Spin Polarization Effects. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:2221-2228. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin W. Stein
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03
2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
- Chemistry
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03
2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, MSC03
2060, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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Sarbadhikary P, Shil S, Misra A. Magnetic and transport properties of conjugated and cumulated molecules: the π-system enlightens part of the story. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:9364-9375. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp06113g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have investigated the intramolecular magnetic exchange coupling constants (J) for a series of nitronyl nitroxide diradicals connected by a range of linear conjugated and cumulene couplers focusing on the unusual π-interaction properties within the couplers.
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- Center for Atomic-scale Materials Design (CAMD)
- Department of Physics
- Technical University of Denmark
- Lyngby
- Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of North Bengal
- Dist-Darjeeling 734013
- India
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Kirk ML, Shultz DA, Zhang J, Dangi R, Ingersol L, Yang J, Finney NS, Sommer RD, Wojtas L. Heterospin biradicals provide insight into molecular conductance and rectification. Chem Sci 2017; 8:5408-5415. [PMID: 28970920 PMCID: PMC5609533 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc00073a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The correlation of electron transfer with molecular conductance (g: electron transport through single molecules) by Nitzan and others has contributed to a fundamental understanding of single-molecule electronic materials. When an unsymmetric, dipolar molecule spans two electrodes, the possibility exists for different conductance values at equal, but opposite electrode biases. In the device configuration, these molecules serve as rectifiers of the current and the efficiency of the device is given by the rectification ratio (RR = gforward/greverse). Experimental determination of the RR is challenging since the orientation of the rectifying molecule with respect to the electrodes and with respect to the electrode bias direction is difficult to establish. Thus, while two different values of g can be measured and a RR calculated, one cannot easily assign each conductance value as being aligned with or opposed to the molecular dipole, and calculations are often required to resolve the uncertainty. Herein, we describe the properties of two isomeric, triplet ground state biradical molecules that serve as constant-bias analogs of single-molecule electronic devices. Through established theoretical relationships between g and electronic coupling, H2, and between H2 and magnetic exchange coupling, J (g ∝ H2 ∝ J), we use the ratio of experimental J-values for our two isomers to calculate a RR for an unsymmetric bridge molecule with known geometry relative to the two radical fragments of the molecule and at a spectroscopically-defined potential bias. Our experimental results are compared with device transport calculations.
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- Martin L Kirk
- The University of New Mexico , MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87131-0001 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina 27695-8204 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina 27695-8204 , USA .
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- The University of New Mexico , MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87131-0001 , USA .
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- The University of New Mexico , MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87131-0001 , USA .
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- The University of New Mexico , MSC03 2060, 1 University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87131-0001 , USA .
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology , Tianjin University , 505/Building 24, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District , Tianjin , 300072 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina 27695-8204 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , CHE 205 Tampa , FL 33620-5250 , USA
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Constructive quantum interference in a bis-copper six-porphyrin nanoring. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14842. [PMID: 28327654 PMCID: PMC5364408 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The exchange interaction, J, between two spin centres is a convenient measure of through bond electronic communication. Here, we investigate quantum interference phenomena in a bis-copper six-porphyrin nanoring by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy via measurement of the exchange coupling between the copper centres. Using an analytical expression accounting for both dipolar and exchange coupling to simulate the time traces obtained in a double electron electron resonance experiment, we demonstrate that J can be quantified to high precision even in the presence of significant through-space coupling. We show that the exchange coupling between two spin centres is increased by a factor of 4.5 in the ring structure with two parallel coupling paths as compared to an otherwise identical system with just one coupling path, which is a clear signature of constructive quantum interference. Quantum interference in charge transport is attracting interest with applications in nanoelectronics and quantum computing. Here, the authors present a method for quantifying electronic transmission through molecules, and demonstrate constructive quantum interference in a molecule with two identical, parallel coupling paths.
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Steenbock T, Shultz DA, Kirk ML, Herrmann C. Influence of Radical Bridges on Electron Spin Coupling. J Phys Chem A 2016; 121:216-225. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b07270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Torben Steenbock
- Institute of Inorganic
and Applied Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, United States
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- Institute of Inorganic
and Applied Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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Escribano A, Steenbock T, Herrmann C, Heck J. Limits of Molecular Dithienylethene Switches Caused by Ferrocenyl Substitution. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:1881-94. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Alejandra Escribano
- Institut für Anorganische und Angewandte Chemie; Universität Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Angewandte Chemie; Universität Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Angewandte Chemie; Universität Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Angewandte Chemie; Universität Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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Close relation between quantum interference in molecular conductance and diradical existence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E413-9. [PMID: 26755578 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1518206113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An empirical observation of a relationship between a striking feature of electronic transmission through a π-system, destructive quantum interference (QI), on one hand, and the stability of diradicals on the other, leads to the proof of a general theorem that relates the two. Subject to a number of simplifying assumptions, in a π-electron system, QI occurs when electrodes are attached to those positions of an N-carbon atom N-electron closed-shell hydrocarbon where the matrix elements of the Green's function vanish. These zeros come in two types, which are called easy and hard. Suppose an N+2 atom, N+2 electron hydrocarbon is formed by substituting 2 CH2 groups at two atoms, where the electrodes were. Then, if a QI feature is associated with electrode attachment to the two atoms of the original N atom system, the resulting augmented N+2 molecule will be a diradical. If there is no QI feature, i.e., transmission of current is normal if electrodes are attached to the two atoms, the resulting hydrocarbon will not be a diradical but will have a classical closed-shell electronic structure. Moreover, where a diradical exists, the easy zero is associated with a nondisjoint diradical, and the hard zero is associated with a disjoint one. A related theorem is proven for deletion of two sites from a hydrocarbon.
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Tsuji Y, Movassagh R, Datta S, Hoffmann R. Exponential Attenuation of Through-Bond Transmission in a Polyene: Theory and Potential Realizations. ACS NANO 2015; 9:11109-11120. [PMID: 26390251 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b04615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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An exponential falloff with separation of electron transfer and transport through molecular wires is observed and has attracted theoretical attention. In this study, the attenuation of transmission in linear and cyclic polyenes is related to bond alternation. The explicit form of the zeroth Green's function in a Hückel model for bond-alternated polyenes leads to an analytical expression of the conductance decay factor β. The β values calculated from our model (β(CN) values, per repeat unit of double and single bond) range from 0.28 to 0.37, based on carotenoid crystal structures. These theoretical β values are slightly smaller than experimental values. The difference can be assigned to the effect of anchoring groups, which are not included in our model. A local transmission analysis for cyclic polyenes, and for [14]annulene in particular, shows that bond alternation affects dramatically not only the falloff behavior but also the choice of a transmission pathway by electrons. Transmission follows a well-demarcated system of π bonds, even when there is a shorter-distance path with roughly the same kind of "electronic matter" intervening.
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- Yuta Tsuji
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Building E18, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, United States
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University , Electrical Engineering Building, 465 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2035, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Steenbock T, Tasche J, Lichtenstein AI, Herrmann C. A Green’s-Function Approach to Exchange Spin Coupling As a New Tool for Quantum Chemistry. J Chem Theory Comput 2015; 11:5651-64. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5b00349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Torben Steenbock
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Castellano M, Ruiz-García R, Cano J, Ferrando-Soria J, Pardo E, Fortea-Pérez FR, Stiriba SE, Barros WP, Stumpf HO, Cañadillas-Delgado L, Pasán J, Ruiz-Pérez C, de Munno G, Armentano D, Journaux Y, Lloret F, Julve M. Metallosupramolecular approach toward multifunctional magnetic devices for molecular spintronics. Coord Chem Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Jahnke AC, Spulber M, Neuburger M, Palivan CG, Wenger OS. Electronic coupling mediated by furan, thiophene, selenophene and tellurophene in a homologous series of organic mixed valence compounds. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 50:10883-6. [PMID: 25090374 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc03806a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Charge delocalization in the mixed-valent monocationic forms of phenothiazine-decorated chalcogenophenes is explored by cyclic voltammetry, optical absorption and EPR spectroscopy. Single units of furan, thiophene, selenophene and tellurophene are found to mediate electronic coupling between the phenothiazines attached to their 2- and 5-positions roughly equally well. Electronic communication seems to occur mostly through the butadiene-like backbone of the chalcogenophenes.
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- Ann Christin Jahnke
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Communication through molecular bridges: Different bridge orbital trends result in common property trends. J Comput Chem 2014; 36:201-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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