Simplifying the conductance profiles of molecular junctions: the use of the trimethylsilylethynyl moiety as a molecule–gold contact
作者:Santiago Marqués-González、Dmitry S. Yufit、Judith A. K. Howard、Santiago Martín、Henrry M. Osorio、Víctor M. García-Suárez、Richard J. Nichols、Simon J. Higgins、Pilar Cea、Paul J. Low
DOI:10.1039/c2dt31825c
日期:——
Conductance across a metal|molecule|metal junction is strongly influenced by the moleculeâsubstrate contacts, and for a given molecular structure, multiple conductance values are frequently observed and ascribed to distinct binding modes of the contact at each of the molecular termini. Conjugated molecules containing a trimethylsilylethynyl terminus, âCCSiMe3 give exclusively a single conductance value in I(s) measurements on gold substrates, the value of which is similar to that observed for the same molecular backbone with thiol and amine based contacting groups when bound to under-coordinated surface sites.
金属|分子|金属接头的电导率受到分子-基底接触的强烈影响。对于给定的分子结构,经常观察到多个电导值,并将其归因于分子两端接触的不同结合模式。包含三甲基硅乙炔末端(–CCSiMe3)的共轭分子在金基底上的I(s)测量中,仅给出单一的电导值,该值与相同分子骨架的硫醇和胺基接触组在与低配位表面位点结合时观察到的值相似。