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Sen S, Mitchell AK. Many-Body Quantum Interference Route to the Two-Channel Kondo Effect: Inverse Design for Molecular Junctions and Quantum Dot Devices. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 133:076501. [PMID: 39213568 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.133.076501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Molecular junctions-whether actual single molecules in nanowire break junctions or artificial molecules realized in coupled quantum dot devices-offer unique functionality due to their orbital complexity, strong electron interactions, gate control, and many-body effects from hybridization with the external electronic circuit. Inverse design involves finding candidate structures that perform a desired function optimally. Here we develop an inverse design strategy for generalized quantum impurity models describing molecular junctions, and as an example, use it to demonstrate that many-body quantum interference can be leveraged to realize the two-channel Kondo critical point in simple 4- or 5-site molecular moieties. We show that remarkably high Kondo temperatures can be achieved, meaning that entropy and transport signatures should be experimentally accessible.
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Xu X, Gao C, Emusani R, Jia C, Xiang D. Toward Practical Single-Molecule/Atom Switches. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2400877. [PMID: 38810145 PMCID: PMC11304318 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Electronic switches have been considered to be one of the most important components of contemporary electronic circuits for processing and storing digital information. Fabricating functional devices with building blocks of atomic/molecular switches can greatly promote the minimization of the devices and meet the requirement of high integration. This review highlights key developments in the fabrication and application of molecular switching devices. This overview offers valuable insights into the switching mechanisms under various stimuli, emphasizing structural and energy state changes in the core molecules. Beyond the molecular switches, typical individual metal atomic switches are further introduced. A critical discussion of the main challenges for realizing and developing practical molecular/atomic switches is provided. These analyses and summaries will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the switch mechanisms, providing guidance for the rational design of functional nanoswitch devices toward practical applications.
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- Xiaona Xu
- Institute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule SciencesNankai UniversityTianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐scale Optical Information Science and TechnologyTianjin300350China
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- Institute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule SciencesNankai UniversityTianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐scale Optical Information Science and TechnologyTianjin300350China
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- Institute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule SciencesNankai UniversityTianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐scale Optical Information Science and TechnologyTianjin300350China
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- Institute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule SciencesNankai UniversityTianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐scale Optical Information Science and TechnologyTianjin300350China
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- Institute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule SciencesNankai UniversityTianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐scale Optical Information Science and TechnologyTianjin300350China
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Bauer A, Birk T, Paschke F, Fuhrberg A, Diegel J, Becherer AK, Vogelsang L, Maier M, Schosser WM, Pauly F, Zilberberg O, Winter RF, Fonin M. Fully Reprogrammable 2D Array of Multistate Molecular Switching Units. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2401662. [PMID: 38749066 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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Integration of molecular switching units into complex electronic circuits is considered to be the next step toward the realization of novel logic and memory devices. This paper reports on an ordered 2D network of neighboring ternary switching units represented by triazatruxene (TAT) molecules organized in a honeycomb lattice on a Ag(111) surface. Using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy, the bonding configurations of individual TAT molecules can be controlled, realizing up to 12 distinct states per molecule. The switching between those states shows a strong bias dependence ranging from tens of millivolts to volts. The low-bias switching behavior is explored in active units consisting of two and more interacting TAT molecules that are purposefully defined (programmed) by high-bias switching within the honeycomb lattice. Within such a unit the low-bias switching can be triggered and accessed by single-point measurements on a single TAT molecule, demonstrating up to 9 and 19 distinguishable states in a dyad and a tetrad of coupled molecules, respectively. High experimental control over the desired state, owing to bias-dependent hierarchical switching and pronounced switching directionality, as well as full reversibility, make this system particularly appealing, paving the way to design complex molecule-based memory systems.
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- Anja Bauer
- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics and Centre for Advanced Analytics and Predictive Sciences, University of Augsburg, 86159, Augsburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physics and Centre for Advanced Analytics and Predictive Sciences, University of Augsburg, 86159, Augsburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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Teplonogova MA, Yapryntsev AD, Baranchikov AE, Ivanov VK. Cinnamate-Intercalated Layered Yttrium Hydroxide: UV Light-Responsive Switchable Material. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:1791. [PMID: 37763954 PMCID: PMC10534862 DOI: 10.3390/mi14091791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in stimuli-responsive host-guest materials due to the high potential for their application in switchable devices. Light is the most convenient stimulus for operating these materials; a light-responsive guest affects the host structure and the functional characteristics of the entire material. UV-transparent layered rare earth hydroxides intercalated with UV-switchable anions are promising candidates as stimuli-responsive host-guest materials. The interlayer distance in the layered rare earth hydroxides depends on the size of the intercalated anions, which could be changed in situ, e.g., via anion isomerisation. Nevertheless, for layered rare earth hydroxides, the possibility of such changes has not been reported yet. A good candidate anion that is capable of intercalating into the interlayer space is the cinnamate anion, which undergoes UV-assisted irreversible trans-cis isomerisation. In this work, both trans- and cis-cinnamate anions were intercalated in layered yttrium hydroxide (LYH). Upon UV-irradiation, the interlayer distance of trans-cinnamate-intercalated layered yttrium hydroxide suspended in isopropanol changed from 21.9 to 20.6 Å. For the first time, the results obtained demonstrate the possibility of using layered rare earth hydroxides as stimuli-responsive materials.
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- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Sutradhar D, Sarmah A, Hobza P, Chandra AK. Strong Be-N Interaction Induced Complementary Chemical Tuning to Design a Dual-gated Single Molecule Junction. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301473. [PMID: 37401206 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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The interaction between pyridines and the π-hole of BeH2 leads to the formation of strong beryllium-bonded complexes. Theoretical investigations demonstrate that the Be-N bonding interaction can effectively regulate the electronic current through a molecular junction. The electronic conductance exhibits distinct switching behavior depending on the substituent groups at the para position of pyridine, highlighting the role of Be-N interaction as a potent chemical gate in the proposed device. The complexes exhibit short intermolecular distances ranging from 1.724 to 1.752 Å, emphasizing their strong binding. Detailed analysis of electronic rearrangements and geometric perturbations upon complex formation provides insights into the underlying reasons for the formation of such strong Be-N bonds, with bond strengths varying from -116.25 to -92.96 kJ/mol. Moreover, the influence of chemical substituents on the local electronic transmission of the beryllium-bonded complex offers valuable insights for the implementation of a secondary chemical gate in single-molecule devices. This study paves the way for the development of chemically gateable, functional single-molecule transistors, advancing the design and fabrication of multifunctional single-molecule devices in the nanoscale regime.
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- Dipankar Sutradhar
- School of Advanced Sciences and Languages, VIT Bhopal University, Bhopal, 466114, India
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ-16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Regional Centre for Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. listopadu, 1192/12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ-16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, 793022, India
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Lokamani M, Kilibarda F, Günther F, Kelling J, Strobel A, Zahn P, Juckeland G, Gothelf KV, Scheer E, Gemming S, Erbe A. Stretch Evolution of Electronic Coupling of the Thiophenyl Anchoring Group with Gold in Mechanically Controllable Break Junctions. J Phys Chem Lett 2023:5709-5717. [PMID: 37318265 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The current-voltage characteristics of a single-molecule junction are determined by the electronic coupling Γ between the electronic states of the electrodes and the dominant transport channel(s) of the molecule. Γ is profoundly affected by the choice of the anchoring groups and their binding positions on the tip facets and the tip-tip separation. In this work, mechanically controllable break junction experiments on the N,N'-bis(5-ethynylbenzenethiol-salicylidene)ethylenediamine are presented, in particular, the stretch evolution of Γ with increasing tip-tip separation. The stretch evolution of Γ is characterized by recurring local maxima and can be related to the deformation of the molecule and sliding of the anchoring groups above the tip facets and along the tip edges. A dynamic simulation approach is implemented to model the stretch evolution of Γ, which captures the experimentally observed features remarkably well and establishes a link to the microscopic structure of the single-molecule junction.
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- Mani Lokamani
- Department of Information Services and Computing, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, USP Av. Trabalhador saocarlense, 400, 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Information Services and Computing, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Technische Universität Chemnitz, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Information Services and Computing, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Centre for DNA Nanotechnology, iNANO, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, Aarhus C, 8000 Denmark
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- Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Technische Universität Chemnitz, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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Quantum interference effects elucidate triplet-pair formation dynamics in intramolecular singlet-fission molecules. Nat Chem 2023; 15:339-346. [PMID: 36585444 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01107-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Quantum interference (QI)-the constructive or destructive interference of conduction pathways through molecular orbitals-plays a fundamental role in enhancing or suppressing charge and spin transport in organic molecular electronics. Graphical models were developed to predict constructive versus destructive interference in polyaromatic hydrocarbons and have successfully estimated the large conductivity differences observed in single-molecule transport measurements. A major challenge lies in extending these models to excitonic (photoexcited) processes, which typically involve distinct orbitals with different symmetries. Here we investigate how QI models can be applied as bridging moieties in intramolecular singlet-fission compounds to predict relative rates of triplet pair formation. In a series of bridged intramolecular singlet-fission dimers, we found that destructive QI always leads to a slower triplet pair formation across different bridge lengths and geometries. A combined experimental and theoretical approach reveals the critical considerations of bridge topology and frontier molecular orbital energies in applying QI conductance principles to predict rates of multiexciton generation.
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Gupta R, Fereiro JA, Bayat A, Pritam A, Zharnikov M, Mondal PC. Nanoscale molecular rectifiers. Nat Rev Chem 2023; 7:106-122. [PMID: 37117915 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-022-00457-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The use of molecules bridged between two electrodes as a stable rectifier is an important goal in molecular electronics. Until recently, however, and despite extensive experimental and theoretical work, many aspects of our fundamental understanding and practical challenges have remained unresolved and prevented the realization of such devices. Recent advances in custom-designed molecular systems with rectification ratios exceeding 105 have now made these systems potentially competitive with existing silicon-based devices. Here, we provide an overview and critical analysis of recent progress in molecular rectification within single molecules, self-assembled monolayers, molecular multilayers, heterostructures, and metal-organic frameworks and coordination polymers. Examples of conceptually important and best-performing systems are discussed, alongside their rectification mechanisms. We present an outlook for the field, as well as prospects for the commercialization of molecular rectifiers.
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Hu WH, Zhou K, Liu L, Wu HC. Construction of a pH-Mediated Single-Molecule Switch with a Nanopore-DNA Complex. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201650. [PMID: 35723176 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A molecular switch is one of the simplest examples of artificial molecular machines. Even so, the development of molecular switches is still at its very early stage. Currently, building single-molecule switches mostly rely on the molecular junction technique, but many of their performance characteristics are device-dependent. Here, a pH-mediated single-molecule switch based on the combination of an α-hemolysin (αHL) nanopore and a hexacyclen-modified DNA strand is developed. The single-stranded DNA is suspended inside an αHL through biotin-streptavidin linkage and the hexacyclen-modified nucleobase interacts with amino acid residues at positions 111, 113, and 147 to cause current oscillations. Distinct current transitions are observed when pH is tuned back and forth in the range of 3.0-7.4, with a typical "up" level when pH > 6.5 and a "down" level when pH < 4.5. This nanopore-DNA complex possesses membrane-bound advantages and may find applications in single-cell studies where pH could be readily tuned to control ON-OFF functions.
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- Wei-Hu Hu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Ke Y, Kaspar C, Erpenbeck A, Peskin U, Thoss M. Nonequilibrium reaction rate theory: Formulation and implementation within the hierarchical equations of motion approach. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:034103. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0098545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The study of chemical reactions in environments under nonequilibrium conditions has been of interest recently in a variety of contexts, including current-induced reactions in molecular junctions and scanning tunneling microscopy experiments. In this work, we outline a fully quantum mechanical, numerically exact approach to describe chemical reaction rates in such nonequilibrium situations. The approach is based on an extension of the flux correlation function formalism to nonequilibrium conditions and uses a mixed real and imaginary time hierarchical equations of motion approach for the calculation of rate constants. As a specific example, we investigate current-induced intramolecular proton transfer reactions in a molecular junction for different applied bias voltages and molecule-lead coupling strengths.
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- Yaling Ke
- Institute of Physics, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
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- Chemistry, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
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- University of Freiburg Institute of Physics, Germany
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Yelin T, Chakrabarti S, Vilan A, Tal O. Richness of molecular junction configurations revealed by tracking a full pull-push cycle. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:18434-18440. [PMID: 34700338 PMCID: PMC8601122 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05680h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In the field of molecular electronics, the interplay between molecular orientation and the resulting electronic transport is of central interest. At the single molecule level, this topic is extensively studied with the aid of break junction setups. In such experiments, two metal electrodes are brought into contact, and the conductance is typically measured when the electrodes are pulled apart in the presence of molecules, until a molecule bridges the two electrodes. However, the molecular junctions formed in this pull process reflect only part of the rich possible junction configurations. Here, we show that the push process, in which molecular junctions are formed by bringing the electrodes towards each other, allows the fabrication of molecular junction structures that are not necessarily formed in the pull process. We also find that in the extreme case, molecular junctions can be formed only in the push process that is typically ignored. Our findings demonstrate that tracking the two inverse processes of molecular junction formation, reveals a more comprehensive picture of the variety of molecular configurations in molecular junctions.
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- Tamar Yelin
- Chemical and Biological Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
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- Chemical and Biological Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
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- Chemical and Biological Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
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- Chemical and Biological Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
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Choi JW, Lee C, Osawa E, Lee JY, Sur JC, Lee KH. Electromechanical Characteristics by a Vertical Flip of C 70 Fullerene Prolate Spheroid in a Single-Electron Transistor: Hybrid Density Functional Methods. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:2995. [PMID: 34835759 PMCID: PMC8623830 DOI: 10.3390/nano11112995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this study, the B3LYP hybrid density functional theory was used to investigate the electromechanical characteristics of C70 fullerene with and without point charges to model the effect of the surface of the gate electrode in a C70 single-electron transistor (SET). To understand electron tunneling through C70 fullerene species in a single-C70 transistor, descriptors of geometrical atomic structures and frontier molecular orbitals were analyzed. The findings regarding the node planes of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) of C70 and both the highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMOs) and the LUMO of the C70 anion suggest that electron tunneling of pristine C70 prolate spheroidal fullerene could be better in the major axis orientation when facing the gate electrode than in the major (longer) axis orientation when facing the Au source and drain electrodes. In addition, we explored the effect on the geometrical atomic structure of C70 by a single-electron addition, in which the maximum change for the distance between two carbon sites of C70 is 0.02 Å.
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- Jong Woan Choi
- Department of Semiconductor and Display, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Korea;
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- Max Planck POSTECH Center for Complex Phase of Materials, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- NanoCarbon Research Institute, AREC, Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan;
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscale Sciences and Technology Institute, Nanocarbon R&D Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Korea
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- Department of Semiconductor and Display, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Korea;
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscale Sciences and Technology Institute, Nanocarbon R&D Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Korea
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Li S, Yu H, Li J, Angello N, Jira ER, Li B, Burke MD, Moore JS, Schroeder CM. Transition between Nonresonant and Resonant Charge Transport in Molecular Junctions. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:8340-8347. [PMID: 34529446 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Efficient long-range charge transport is required for high-performance molecular electronic devices. Resonant transport is thought to occur in single molecule junctions when molecular frontier orbital energy levels align with electrode Fermi levels, thereby enabling efficient transport without molecular or environmental relaxation. Despite recent progress, we lack a systematic understanding of the transition between nonresonant and resonant transport for molecular junctions with different chemical compositions. In this work, we show that molecular junctions undergo a reversible transition from nonresonant tunneling to resonant transport as a function of applied bias. Transient bias-switching experiments show that the nonresonant to resonant transition is reversible with the applied bias. We determine a general quantitative relationship that describes the transition voltage as a function of the molecular frontier orbital energies and electrode Fermi levels. Overall, this work highlights the importance of frontier orbital energy alignment in achieving efficient charge transport in molecular devices.
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- Songsong Li
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Maier S, Stöhr M. Molecular assemblies on surfaces: towards physical and electronic decoupling of organic molecules. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 12:950-956. [PMID: 34540518 PMCID: PMC8404214 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.12.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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- Sabine Maier
- Department of Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands
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Weckbecker D, Coto PB, Thoss M. Molecular Transistor Controlled through Proton Transfer. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:413-417. [PMID: 33356318 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The potential of proton transfer reactions as a fundamental mechanism to realize a nanoscale molecular transistor is investigated. Employing density functional theory and the nonequilibrium Green's function formalism, we identify molecule-graphene nanojunctions, which exhibit high- and low-conducting states depending on the specific location of protons in the molecular bridge. In addition, we show that an electrostatic gate field can control the proton transfer process and thus allow specific conductance states to be selected. In this way, the current in the junction can be switched on and off as in a field-effect transistor. The underlying mechanism is analyzed in detail.
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- D Weckbecker
- Lehrstuhl für theoretische Festkörperphysik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstr. 7/B2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Materials Physics Center (CFM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 Donostia/San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 Donostia/San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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A new light-responsive resistive random-access memory device containing hydrogen-bonded complexes. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Karthäuser S, Peter S, Simon U. Integration of Individual Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles into Nanoelectrode Configurations: Recent Advances. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Silvia Karthäuser
- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI‐7) and JARA‐FIT Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and JARA‐FIT RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and JARA‐FIT RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany
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Gabovich AM, Voitenko AI. Orientation of adsorbed polar molecules (dipoles) in external electrostatic field. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2020; 33:035004. [PMID: 33094735 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abb997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A model is proposed in the framework of classical electrostatics to describe the behavior of an adsorbed polar molecule near the plane interface between two insulators under the action of an external electrostatic field. The molecule is considered as a permanent point dipole that polarizes the interface and interacts with it through electrostatic image forces. The latter and the applied field try to reorient the dipole in a competitive manner. The system behavior turns out to be rather complicated: it may show a bistable character with a hysteresis (a switch). Such a switch can serve as an element in a memory network made of adsorbed molecules.
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- A M Gabovich
- Institute of Physics, 46 Nauky Ave., Kyiv 03028, Ukraine
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- Institute of Physics, 46 Nauky Ave., Kyiv 03028, Ukraine
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Mezei G, Balogh Z, Magyarkuti A, Halbritter A. Voltage-Controlled Binary Conductance Switching in Gold-4,4'-Bipyridine-Gold Single-Molecule Nanowires. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:8053-8059. [PMID: 32893638 PMCID: PMC7528405 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We investigate gold-4,4'-bipyridine-gold single-molecule junctions with the mechanically controllable break junction technique at cryogenic temperature (T = 4.2 K). We observe bistable probabilistic conductance switching between the two molecular binding configurations, influenced both by the mechanical actuation and by the applied voltage. We demonstrate that the relative dominance of the two conductance states is tunable by the electrode displacement, whereas the voltage manipulation induces an exponential speedup of both switching times. The detailed investigation of the voltage-tunable switching rates provides an insight into the possible switching mechanisms.
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- G. Mezei
- Department
of Physics, Budapest University of Technology
and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Budafoki ut 8., Hungary
- MTA-BME
Condensed Matter Research Group, Budafoki
ut 8, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department
of Physics, Budapest University of Technology
and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Budafoki ut 8., Hungary
- MTA-BME
Condensed Matter Research Group, Budafoki
ut 8, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department
of Physics, Budapest University of Technology
and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Budafoki ut 8., Hungary
- MTA-BME
Condensed Matter Research Group, Budafoki
ut 8, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department
of Physics, Budapest University of Technology
and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Budafoki ut 8., Hungary
- MTA-BME
Condensed Matter Research Group, Budafoki
ut 8, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
- E-mail:
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Liu J, Segal D. Sharp Negative Differential Resistance from Vibrational Mode Softening in Molecular Junctions. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:6128-6134. [PMID: 32574500 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We unravel the critical role of vibrational mode softening in single-molecule electronic devices at high bias. Our theoretical analysis is carried out with a minimal model for molecular junctions, with mode softening arising due to quadratic electron-vibration couplings, and by developing a mean-field approach. We discover that the negative sign of the quadratic electron-vibration coupling coefficient can realize, at high voltage, a sharp negative differential resistance (NDR) effect with a large peak-to-valley ratio. Calculated current-voltage characteristics, obtained based on physical parameters for a nitro-substituted oligo(phenylene ethynylene) junction, agree very well with the measurements. Our results establish that vibrational mode softening is a crucial effect at high voltage, underlying NDR, a substantial diode effect, and the breakdown of current-carrying molecular junctions.
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- Junjie Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 60 Saint George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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Larsen CB, Farrow GA, Smith LD, Appleby MV, Chekulaev D, Weinstein JA, Wenger OS. Solvent-Mediated Activation/Deactivation of Photoinduced Electron-Transfer in a Molecular Dyad. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:10430-10438. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Christopher B. Larsen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, Basel CH-4056, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, Basel CH-4056, Switzerland
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Sowa JK, Weiss EA, Seideman T. Photoisomerization-coupled electron transfer. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:034301. [PMID: 32716166 DOI: 10.1063/5.0013468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Photochromic molecular structures constitute a unique platform for constructing molecular switches, sensors, and memory devices. One of their most promising applications is as light-switchable electron acceptor or donor units. Here, we investigate a previously unexplored process that we postulate may occur in such systems: an ultrafast electron transfer triggered by a simultaneous photoisomerization of the donor or the acceptor moiety. We propose a theoretical model for this phenomenon and, with the aid of density functional theory calculations, apply it to the case of a dihydropyrene-type photochromic molecular donor. By considering the wavepacket dynamics and the photoisomerization yield, we show that the two processes involved, electron transfer and photoisomerization, are in general inseparable and need to be treated in a unified manner. We finish by discussing how the efficiency of photoisomerization-coupled electron transfer can be controlled experimentally.
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- Jakub K Sowa
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Sarmah A, Hobza P. Mechanical force-induced manipulation of electronic conductance in a spin-crossover complex: a simple approach to molecular electronics. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:2907-2913. [PMID: 36132398 PMCID: PMC9417810 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00285b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The atomic-scale technological sophistication from the last half-decade provides new avenues for the atom-by-atom fabrication of nanostructures with extraordinary precision. This urges the appraisal of the fabrication scheme layout for a modular nanoelectronic device based on an individual molecular complex. The mechanical force-induced distortion to the metal coordination sphere triggers a low-spin (LS) to high-spin (HS) electronic transition in the complex. The controlled structural distortions (relative to a specific bond-angle) are deemed to be the switching parameter for the observed spin-transitions. Mechanical stretching is the key to engineering a spin-state switch in the proposed molecular device. The spin-dependent reversible variation in the electronic conductance concurrent to the unique spin-states can be understood from the state-of-the-art Nonequilibrium Green's Function (NEGF) calculations. Combined with NEGF calculations, the DFT study further provides a qualitative perception of the electronic conductance in the two-terminal device architecture. From the transport calculations, there is also evidence of considerable fluctuation in the spin-dependent electronic conductance at the molecular junction with relative variations in the scattering limit. Subsequently, the present study shows significant advances in the transmission probabilities for the high-spin state of the Fe(ii) complex. The results empower the progress of nanoelectronics at the single molecule level.
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- Amrit Sarmah
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nam. 2 CZ-16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic +420731015016
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacký University CZ-77146 Olomouc Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nam. 2 CZ-16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic +420731015016
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacký University CZ-77146 Olomouc Czech Republic
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Zhang L, Tong Y, Kelai M, Bellec A, Lagoute J, Chacon C, Girard Y, Rousset S, Boillot M, Rivière E, Mallah T, Otero E, Arrio M, Sainctavit P, Repain V. Anomalous Light‐Induced Spin‐State Switching for Iron(II) Spin‐Crossover Molecules in Direct Contact with Metal Surfaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202003896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Luqiong Zhang
- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et, de Cosmochimie, CNRS UMR7590 Sorbonne Université, MNHN 75252 Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay Univ Paris Sud Université Paris-Saclay CNRS, UMR 8182 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay Univ Paris Sud Université Paris-Saclay CNRS, UMR 8182 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay Univ Paris Sud Université Paris-Saclay CNRS, UMR 8182 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin 91192 Gif sur Yvette France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et, de Cosmochimie, CNRS UMR7590 Sorbonne Université, MNHN 75252 Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et, de Cosmochimie, CNRS UMR7590 Sorbonne Université, MNHN 75252 Paris Cedex 5 France
- Synchrotron SOLEIL L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin 91192 Gif sur Yvette France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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Zhang L, Tong Y, Kelai M, Bellec A, Lagoute J, Chacon C, Girard Y, Rousset S, Boillot M, Rivière E, Mallah T, Otero E, Arrio M, Sainctavit P, Repain V. Anomalous Light‐Induced Spin‐State Switching for Iron(II) Spin‐Crossover Molecules in Direct Contact with Metal Surfaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:13341-13346. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Luqiong Zhang
- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et, de Cosmochimie, CNRS UMR7590 Sorbonne Université, MNHN 75252 Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay Univ Paris Sud Université Paris-Saclay CNRS, UMR 8182 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay Univ Paris Sud Université Paris-Saclay CNRS, UMR 8182 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay Univ Paris Sud Université Paris-Saclay CNRS, UMR 8182 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin 91192 Gif sur Yvette France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et, de Cosmochimie, CNRS UMR7590 Sorbonne Université, MNHN 75252 Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et, de Cosmochimie, CNRS UMR7590 Sorbonne Université, MNHN 75252 Paris Cedex 5 France
- Synchrotron SOLEIL L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin 91192 Gif sur Yvette France
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- Université de Paris Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, CNRS 75013 Paris France
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Kayser B, Fereiro JA, Bhattacharyya R, Cohen SR, Vilan A, Pecht I, Sheves M, Cahen D. Solid-State Electron Transport via the Protein Azurin is Temperature-Independent Down to 4 K. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:144-151. [PMID: 31821001 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Solid-state electronic transport (ETp) via the electron-transfer copper protein azurin (Az) was measured in Au/Az/Au junction configurations down to 4 K, the lowest temperature for solid-state protein-based junctions. Not only does lowering the temperature help when observing fine features of electronic transport, but it also limits possible electron transport mechanisms. Practically, wire-bonded devices-on-chip, carrying Az-based microscopic junctions, were measured in liquid He, minimizing temperature gradients across the samples. Much smaller junctions, in conducting-probe atomic force microscopy measurements, served, between room temperature and the protein's denaturation temperature (∼323 K), to check that conductance behavior is independent of device configuration or contact nature and thus is a property of the protein itself. Temperature-independent currents were observed from ∼320 to 4 K. The experimental results were fitted to a single-level Landauer model to extract effective energy barrier and electrode-molecule coupling strength values and to compare data sets. Our results strongly support that quantum tunneling, rather than hopping, dominates ETp via Az.
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- Ben Kayser
- Department of Materials and Interfaces , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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- Braun Center for Submicron Research, Department of Condensed Matter Physics , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Physics , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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- Department of Immunology , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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- Department of Materials and Interfaces , Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100 , Israel
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Soroceanu I, Graur A, Coca E, Salmon L, Molnar G, Demont P, Bousseksou A, Rotaru A. Broad-Band Dielectric Spectroscopy Reveals Peak Values of Conductivity and Permittivity Switching upon Spin Crossover. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:7391-7396. [PMID: 31714791 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We use broad-band dielectric spectroscopy to investigate the spin-state dependence of electrical properties of the [Fe(Htrz)2(trz)](BF4) spin crossover complex. We show that the Havriliak-Negami theory can fully describe the variation of the complex dielectric permittivity of the material across the pressure-temperature phase diagram. The analysis reveals three dielectric relaxation processes, which we attribute to electrode/interface polarization, dipole relaxation, and charge transport relaxation. The contribution of the latter appears significant to the dielectric strength. Remarkably, the permittivity and conductivity changes between the high spin and low spin states are amplified at the corresponding relaxation frequencies.
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- Ion Soroceanu
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and MANSiD Research Center , Stefan cel Mare University , 13, Strada Universitatii , Suceava 720229 , Romania
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and MANSiD Research Center , Stefan cel Mare University , 13, Strada Universitatii , Suceava 720229 , Romania
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and MANSiD Research Center , Stefan cel Mare University , 13, Strada Universitatii , Suceava 720229 , Romania
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- LCC, CNRS and Université de Toulouse , F-31077 Toulouse , France
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- LCC, CNRS and Université de Toulouse , F-31077 Toulouse , France
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- CIRIMAT, CNRS and Université de Toulouse , F-31068 Toulouse , France
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and MANSiD Research Center , Stefan cel Mare University , 13, Strada Universitatii , Suceava 720229 , Romania
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Walkey MC, Peiris CR, Ciampi S, C Aragonès A, Domínguez-Espíndola RB, Jago D, Pulbrook T, Skelton BW, Sobolev AN, Díez Pérez I, Piggott MJ, Koutsantonis GA, Darwish N. Chemically and Mechanically Controlled Single-Molecule Switches Using Spiropyrans. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:36886-36894. [PMID: 31522492 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Developing molecular circuits that can function as the active components in electrical devices is an ongoing challenge in molecular electronics. It demands mechanical stability of the single-molecule circuit while simultaneously being responsive to external stimuli mimicking the operation of conventional electronic components. Here, we report single-molecule circuits based on spiropyran derivatives that respond electrically to chemical and mechanical stimuli. The merocyanine that results from the protonation/ring-opening of the spiropyran form showed single-molecule diode characteristics, with an average current rectification ratio of 5 at ±1 V, favoring the orientation where the positively charged end of the molecule is attached to the negative terminal of the circuit. Mechanical pulling of a single spiropyran molecule drives a switch to a more conducting merocyanine state. The mechanical switching is enabled by the strong Au-C covalent bonding between the molecule and the electrodes, which allows the tensile force delivered by the STM piezo to break the molecule at its spiropyran C-O bond.
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- School of Molecular Science and Curtin Institute of Functional Molecules and Interfaces , Curtin University , Bentley , WA 6102 , Australia
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- School of Molecular Science and Curtin Institute of Functional Molecules and Interfaces , Curtin University , Bentley , WA 6102 , Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences , King's College London , Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street , London SE1 1DB , United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular Science and Curtin Institute of Functional Molecules and Interfaces , Curtin University , Bentley , WA 6102 , Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences , King's College London , Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street , London SE1 1DB , United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular Science and Curtin Institute of Functional Molecules and Interfaces , Curtin University , Bentley , WA 6102 , Australia
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Scheuerer P, Patera LL, Simbürger F, Queck F, Swart I, Schuler B, Gross L, Moll N, Repp J. Charge-Induced Structural Changes in a Single Molecule Investigated by Atomic Force Microscopy. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:066001. [PMID: 31491133 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.066001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Intramolecular structural relaxations occurring upon electron transfer are crucial in determining the rate of redox reactions. Here, we demonstrate that subangstrom structural changes occurring upon single-electron charging can be quantified by means of atomically resolved atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the case of single copper(II)phthalocyanine (CuPc) molecules deposited on an ultrathin NaCl film. Imaging the molecule in distinct charge states (neutral and anionic) reveals characteristic differences in the AFM contrast. In comparison to density functional theory simulations these changes in contrast can be directly related to relaxations of the molecule's geometric structure upon charging. The dominant contribution arises from a nonhomogeneous vertical relaxation of the molecule, caused by a change in the electrostatic interaction with the surface.
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- Philipp Scheuerer
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
- Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, PO Box 80 000, 3508 TA Utrecht, Netherlands
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- IBM Research-Zurich, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- IBM Research-Zurich, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- IBM Research-Zurich, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Enhanced Separation Concept (ESC): Removing the Functional Subunit from the Electrode by Molecular Design. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Paßens M, Karthäuser S. Rotational switches in the two-dimensional fullerene quasicrystal. Acta Crystallogr A Found Adv 2019; 75:41-49. [PMID: 30575582 PMCID: PMC6302930 DOI: 10.1107/s2053273318015681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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One of the essential components of molecular electronic circuits are switching elements that are stable in two different states and can ideally be switched on and off many times. Here, distinct buckminsterfullerenes within a self-assembled monolayer, forming a two-dimensional dodecagonal quasicrystal on a Pt-terminated Pt3Ti(111) surface, are identified to form well separated molecular rotational switching elements. Employing scanning tunneling microscopy, the molecular-orbital appearance of the fullerenes in the quasicrystalline monolayer is resolved. Thus, fullerenes adsorbed on the 36 vertex configuration are identified to exhibit a distinctly increased mobility. In addition, this finding is verified by differential conductance measurements. The rotation of these mobile fullerenes can be triggered frequently by applied voltage pulses, while keeping the neighboring molecules immobile. An extensive analysis reveals that crystallographic and energetic constraints at the molecule/metal interface induce an inequality of the local potentials for the 36 and 32.4.3.4 vertex sites and this accounts for the switching ability of fullerenes on the 36 vertex sites. Consequently, a local area of the 8/3 approximant in the two-dimensional fullerene quasicrystal consists of single rotational switching fullerenes embedded in a matrix of inert molecules. Furthermore, it is deduced that optimization of the intermolecular interactions between neighboring fullerenes hinders the realization of translational periodicity in the fullerene monolayer on the Pt-terminated Pt3Ti(111) surface.
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- M. Paßens
- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-7) and JARA-FIT, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 52425, Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-7) and JARA-FIT, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 52425, Germany
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Nacci C, Baroncini M, Credi A, Grill L. Reversible Photoswitching and Isomer-Dependent Diffusion of Single Azobenzene Tetramers on a Metal Surface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:15034-15039. [PMID: 30187995 PMCID: PMC6237119 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201806536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Azobenzene is a prototypical molecular switch that can be reversibly photoisomerized between the nearly planar and apolar trans form, and the distorted, polar cis form. Most studies related to azobenzene derivatives have focused on planar adsorbed molecules. We present herein the study of a three-dimensional shape-persistent molecular architecture consisting of four tetrahedrally arranged azobenzene units that is adsorbed on a Ag(111) surface. While the azobenzenes of the tripod in contact with the surface lost their switching ability, different isomers of the upright standing arm of the tetramer were obtained reversibly and efficiently by illumination at different wavelengths, revealing time constants of only a few minutes. Diffusion on the surface was dependent on the isomeric state-trans or cis-of the upright oriented azobenzene group. Hence, molecular mobility can be modulated by its isomeric state, which suggests that molecular growth processes could be controlled by external stimuli.
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- Christophe Nacci
- Department of Physical ChemistryUniversity of GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-AlimentariUniversità di BolognaViale Fanin 5040127BolognaItaly
- CLAN-Center for Light Activated NanostructuresIstituto ISOF-CNRvia Gobetti 10140129BolognaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-AlimentariUniversità di BolognaViale Fanin 5040127BolognaItaly
- CLAN-Center for Light Activated NanostructuresIstituto ISOF-CNRvia Gobetti 10140129BolognaItaly
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- Department of Physical ChemistryUniversity of GrazHeinrichstrasse 288010GrazAustria
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Nacci C, Baroncini M, Credi A, Grill L. Reversible Photoswitching and Isomer‐Dependent Diffusion of Single Azobenzene Tetramers on a Metal Surface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201806536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Christophe Nacci
- Department of Physical ChemistryUniversity of Graz Heinrichstrasse 28 8010 Graz Austria
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-AlimentariUniversità di Bologna Viale Fanin 50 40127 Bologna Italy
- CLAN-Center for Light Activated NanostructuresIstituto ISOF-CNR via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-AlimentariUniversità di Bologna Viale Fanin 50 40127 Bologna Italy
- CLAN-Center for Light Activated NanostructuresIstituto ISOF-CNR via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Physical ChemistryUniversity of Graz Heinrichstrasse 28 8010 Graz Austria
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Shiotari A, Odani T, Sugimoto Y. Torque-Induced Change in Configuration of a Single NO Molecule on Cu(110). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 121:116101. [PMID: 30265092 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.116101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We demonstrated that a nitric oxide (NO) molecule on Cu(110) acts as an "ON-OFF-ON toggle switch" that can be turned on and off by repulsive force and electron injection, respectively. On the surface, NO molecules exist in three configurations: flat along the [001] direction (ON), upright (OFF), and flat along [001[over ¯]] (ON). An NO-functionalized tip, which was characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy and inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy, can convert an upright NO adsorbate into a flat-lying NO. Atomic force microscopy and a simulation of the interactions between the NO molecules reveal that a repulsive force not aligned with the N-O bond provides the torque that detrudes the NO toggle; i.e., the upright NO adsorbate is tilted away from the tip. Therefore, the NO adsorbate behaves as a nonvolatile sensor for the detection of locally applied repulsive torque.
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- Akitoshi Shiotari
- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan
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Electrostatic Gate Control in Molecular Transistors. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2018; 376:37. [PMID: 30194540 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-018-0215-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Molecular transistors, in which single molecules serve as active channel components in a three-terminal device geometry, constitute the building blocks of molecular scale electronic circuits. To demonstrate such devices, a gate electrode has been incorporated in several test beds of molecular electronics. The frontier orbitals' alignments of a molecular transistor can be delicately tuned by modifying the molecular orbital energy with the gate electrode. In this review, we described electrostatic gate control of solid-state molecular transistors. In particular, we focus on recent experimental accomplishments in fabrication and characterization of molecular transistors.
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Cabrera-Tinoco HA, Moreira ACL, de Melo CP. Generalized Breit-Wigner treatment of molecular transport: Charging effects in a single decanedithiol molecule. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:194304. [PMID: 30307241 DOI: 10.1063/1.5016284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We examine the relative contribution of ballistic and elastic cotunneling mechanisms to the charge transport through a single decanedithiol molecule linked to two terminal clusters of gold atoms. For this, we first introduced a conceptual model that permits a generalization of the Breit-Wigner scattering formalism where the cation, anion, and neutral forms of the molecule can participate with different probabilities of the charge transfer process, but in a simultaneous manner. We used a density functional theory treatment and considered the fixed geometry of each charge state to calculate the corresponding eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the extended system for different values of the external electric field. We have found that for the ballistic transport the HOMO and LUMO of the neutral species play a key role, while the charged states give a negligible contribution. On the other hand, an elastic cotunneling charge transfer can occur whenever a molecular orbital (MO) of the cation or anion species, even if localized in just one side of the molecule-gold clusters complex, has energy close to that of a delocalized MO of the neutral species. Under these conditions, a conduction channel is formed throughout the entire system, in a process that is controlled by the degree of resonance between the MOs involved. Our results indicate that while different charge transfer mechanisms contribute to the overall charge transport, quantum effects such as avoided-crossing situations between relevant frontier MOs can be of special importance. In these specific situations, the interchange of spatial localization of two MOs involved in the crossing can open a new channel of charge transfer that otherwise would not be available.
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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Jaekel S, Richter A, Lindner R, Bechstein R, Nacci C, Hecht S, Kühnle A, Grill L. Reversible and Efficient Light-Induced Molecular Switching on an Insulator Surface. ACS NANO 2018; 12:1821-1828. [PMID: 29316393 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b08624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Prototypical molecular switches such as azobenzenes exhibit two states, i.e., trans and cis, with different characteristic physical properties. In recent years various derivatives were investigated on metallic surfaces. However, bulk insulators as supporting substrate reveal important advantages since they allow electronic decoupling from the environment, which is key to control the switching properties. Here, we report on the light-induced isomerization of an azobenzene derivative on a bulk insulator surface, in this case calcite (101̅4), studied by atomic force microscopy with submolecular resolution. Surprisingly, cis isomers appear on the surface already directly after preparation, indicating kinetic trapping. The photoisomerization process is reversible, as the use of different light sources results in specific molecular assemblies of each isomer. The process turns out to be very efficient and even comparable to molecules in solution, which we assign to the rather weak molecular interaction with the insulator surface, in contrast to metals.
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- Simon Jaekel
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Graz , Heinrichstrasse 28, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, Mainz 55122, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, Mainz 55122, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, Mainz 55122, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Graz , Heinrichstrasse 28, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Brook-Taylor-Straße 2, Berlin 10099, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14, Mainz 55122, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Graz , Heinrichstrasse 28, Graz 8010, Austria
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Thoss M, Evers F. Perspective: Theory of quantum transport in molecular junctions. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:030901. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5003306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Michael Thoss
- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Gosset A, Xu Z, Maurel F, Chamoreau LM, Nowak S, Vives G, Perruchot C, Heitz V, Jacquot de Rouville HP. A chemically-responsive bis-acridinium receptor. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj03712k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The recognition and the chemical-response properties of a bis-acridinium triphenylene receptor were investigated.
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- A. Gosset
- Univ Paris Diderot
- Sorbonne Paris Cite
- ITODYS
- UMR CNRS 7086
- France
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- Univ Paris Diderot
- Sorbonne Paris Cite
- ITODYS
- UMR CNRS 7086
- France
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- Univ Paris Diderot
- Sorbonne Paris Cite
- ITODYS
- UMR CNRS 7086
- France
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- Sorbonne Universités
- UPMC Univ Paris 06
- CNRS
- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire
- Paris
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- Univ Paris Diderot
- Sorbonne Paris Cite
- ITODYS
- UMR CNRS 7086
- France
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- Sorbonne Universités
- UPMC Univ Paris 06
- CNRS
- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire
- Paris
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- Univ Paris Diderot
- Sorbonne Paris Cite
- ITODYS
- UMR CNRS 7086
- France
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- Laboratoire de Synthèse des Assemblages Moléculaires Multifonctionnels
- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg
- CNRS/UMR 7177
- France
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Weckbecker D, Coto PB, Thoss M. Controlling the Conductance of a Graphene-Molecule Nanojunction by Proton Transfer. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:3341-3346. [PMID: 28452493 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The possibility of using single molecule junctions as components of nanoelectronic devices has motivated intensive experimental and theoretical research on the underlying transport mechanism in these systems. In this Letter, we investigate from a theoretical perspective intramolecular proton transfer reactions as a mechanism for controlling the conductance state of graphene-based molecular junctions. Employing a methodology that combines first-principles electronic structure methods with transport approaches, we show that the proton transfer reaction proceeds via a stepwise mechanism, giving rise to several tautomers with different conductance states. The analysis reveals that the relative stability of the tautomers as well as the energy barrier for their interconversion can be controlled by means of an external electrostatic field, which provides a mechanism for switching the nanojunction.
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- D Weckbecker
- Institute for Theoretical Physics and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Staudtstr. 7/B2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Staudtstr. 7/B2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , Staudtstr. 7/B2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Liu Z, Ren S, Guo X. Switching Effects in Molecular Electronic Devices. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2017; 375:56. [PMID: 28493206 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-017-0144-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The creation of molecular electronic switches by using smart molecules is of great importance to the field of molecular electronics. This requires a fundamental understanding of the intrinsic electron transport mechanisms, which depend on several factors including the charge transport pathway, the molecule-electrode coupling strength, the energy of the molecular frontier orbitals, and the electron spin state. On the basis of significant progresses achieved in both experiments and theory over the past decade, in this review article we focus on new insights into the design and fabrication of different molecular switches and the corresponding switching effects, which is crucial to the development of molecular electronics. We summarize the strategies developed for single-molecule device fabrication and the mechanism of these switching effects. These analyses should be valuable for deeply understanding the switching effects in molecular electronic devices.
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- Zihao Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China.
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Kuperman M, Peskin U. Field-induced inversion of resonant tunneling currents through single molecule junctions and the directional photo-electric effect. J Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4973891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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- Maayan Kuperman
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Hofmeister C, Coto PB, Thoss M. Controlling the conductance of molecular junctions using proton transfer reactions: A theoretical model study. J Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4974512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Chriszandro Hofmeister
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Molekulare Materialien, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstrasse 7/B2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Molekulare Materialien, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstrasse 7/B2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Molekulare Materialien, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstrasse 7/B2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Blok S, Agundez Mojarro RR, Maduro LA, Blaauboer M, Van Der Molen SJ. Inelastic cotunneling with energy-dependent contact transmission. J Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4975809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chen F, Ochoa MA, Galperin M. Nonequilibrium diagrammatic technique for Hubbard Green functions. J Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4965825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Feng Chen
- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Zhao X, Geskin V, Stadler R. Destructive quantum interference in electron transport: A reconciliation of the molecular orbital and the atomic orbital perspective. J Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4972572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Xie F, Kavalenka MN, Röger M, Albrecht D, Hölscher H, Leuthold J, Schimmel T. Copper atomic-scale transistors. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 8:530-538. [PMID: 28382242 PMCID: PMC5355937 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.8.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We investigated copper as a working material for metallic atomic-scale transistors and confirmed that copper atomic-scale transistors can be fabricated and operated electrochemically in a copper electrolyte (CuSO4 + H2SO4) in bi-distilled water under ambient conditions with three microelectrodes (source, drain and gate). The electrochemical switching-on potential of the atomic-scale transistor is below 350 mV, and the switching-off potential is between 0 and -170 mV. The switching-on current is above 1 μA, which is compatible with semiconductor transistor devices. Both sign and amplitude of the voltage applied across the source and drain electrodes (Ubias) influence the switching rate of the transistor and the copper deposition on the electrodes, and correspondingly shift the electrochemical operation potential. The copper atomic-scale transistors can be switched using a function generator without a computer-controlled feedback switching mechanism. The copper atomic-scale transistors, with only one or two atoms at the narrowest constriction, were realized to switch between 0 and 1G0 (G0 = 2e2/h; with e being the electron charge, and h being Planck's constant) or 2G0 by the function generator. The switching rate can reach up to 10 Hz. The copper atomic-scale transistor demonstrates volatile/non-volatile dual functionalities. Such an optimal merging of the logic with memory may open a perspective for processor-in-memory and logic-in-memory architectures, using copper as an alternative working material besides silver for fully metallic atomic-scale transistors.
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- Fangqing Xie
- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus South, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus South, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Electromagnetic Fields, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus South, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany; Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus North, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Johnson TK, Ivie JA, Jaruvang J, Monti OLA. Fast sensitive amplifier for two-probe conductance measurements in single molecule break junctions. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2017; 88:033904. [PMID: 28372377 DOI: 10.1063/1.4978962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We demonstrate an amplifier based on the Wheatstone bridge designed specifically for use in single molecule break junctions. This amplifier exhibits superior performance due to its large bandwidth, flat frequency response, and high sensitivity. The amplifier is capable of measuring conductance values from 102 to 10-6G0 (G0 = 2e2/h), while maintaining a bandwidth in excess of 20 kHz, and shows remarkable resolution in the molecular conductance regime of 10-2 to 10-5 G0.
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- Tyler K Johnson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Arizona, 1133 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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