Journal article
Controlling Electrical Conductance through a π‐Conjugated Cruciform Molecule by Selective Anchoring to Gold Electrodes
Tuning charge transport at the single‐molecule level plays a crucial role in the construction of molecular electronic devices. Introduced herein is a promising and operationally simple approach to tune two distinct charge‐transport pathways through a cruciform molecule. Upon in situ cleavage of triisopropylsilyl groups, complete conversion from one junction type to another is achieved with a conductance increase by more than one order of magnitude, and it is consistent with predictions from ab initio transport calculations.
Although molecules are well known to conduct through different orbitals (either HOMO or LUMO), the present study represents the first experimental realization of switching between HOMO‐ and LUMO‐dominated transport within the same molecule.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | WILEY‐VCH Verlag |
Year: | 2015 |
Pages: | 14512-14515 |
ISSN: | 15213757 and 00448249 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1002/ange.201506026 |
ORCIDs: | Ørnsø, Kristian Baruël and Thygesen, Kristian Sommer |
Ab-initio-Rechnungen Einzelmolekülstudien Gold Leitfähige Materialien Molekulare Elektronik