A single atom change turns insulating saturated wires into molecular conductors
In molecular junctions, where a molecule is placed between two electrodes, the current passed decays exponentially as a function of length. Here, Chen et al. show that this exponentially attenuation can be controlled by changing a single atom at the end of the molecular wire.
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doaj-655a3d26f4a34c95b5df9eb8cf9357322021-06-13T11:15:27ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-06-0112111110.1038/s41467-021-23528-8A single atom change turns insulating saturated wires into molecular conductorsXiaoping Chen0Bernhard Kretz1Francis Adoah2Cameron Nickle3Xiao Chi4Xiaojiang Yu5Enrique del Barco6Damien Thompson7David A. Egger8Christian A. Nijhuis9Department of Chemistry, National University of SingaporeDepartment of Physics, Technical University of MunichDepartment of Physics, University of Central FloridaDepartment of Physics, University of Central FloridaSingapore Synchrotron Light Source, National University of SingaporeSingapore Synchrotron Light Source, National University of SingaporeDepartment of Physics, University of Central FloridaDepartment of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of LimerickDepartment of Physics, Technical University of MunichDepartment of Chemistry, National University of SingaporeIn molecular junctions, where a molecule is placed between two electrodes, the current passed decays exponentially as a function of length. Here, Chen et al. show that this exponentially attenuation can be controlled by changing a single atom at the end of the molecular wire.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23528-8 |
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Xiaoping Chen Bernhard Kretz Francis Adoah Cameron Nickle Xiao Chi Xiaojiang Yu Enrique del Barco Damien Thompson David A. Egger Christian A. Nijhuis A single atom change turns insulating saturated wires into molecular conductors Nature Communications |
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Xiaoping Chen Bernhard Kretz Francis Adoah Cameron Nickle Xiao Chi Xiaojiang Yu Enrique del Barco Damien Thompson David A. Egger Christian A. Nijhuis |
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A single atom change turns insulating saturated wires into molecular conductors |
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A single atom change turns insulating saturated wires into molecular conductors |
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A single atom change turns insulating saturated wires into molecular conductors |
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A single atom change turns insulating saturated wires into molecular conductors |
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single atom change turns insulating saturated wires into molecular conductors |
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In molecular junctions, where a molecule is placed between two electrodes, the current passed decays exponentially as a function of length. Here, Chen et al. show that this exponentially attenuation can be controlled by changing a single atom at the end of the molecular wire. |
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