Two-Terminal Molecular Memory through Reversible Switching of Quantum Interference Features in Tunneling Junctions
作者:Marco Carlotti、Saurabh Soni、Sumit Kumar、Yong Ai、Eric Sauter、Michael Zharnikov、Ryan C. Chiechi
DOI:10.1002/anie.201807879
日期:2018.11.26
Large‐area moleculartunnelingjunctions comprising self‐assembled monolayers of redox‐active molecules are described that exhibit two‐terminal bias switching. The as‐prepared monolayers undergo partial charge transfer to the underlying metal substrate (Au, Pt, or Ag), which converts their cores from a quinoid to a hydroquinoid form. The resulting rearomatization converts the bond topology from a cross‐conjugated
Correlations between Molecular Structure and Single-Junction Conductance: A Case Study with Oligo(phenylene-ethynylene)-Type Wires
作者:Veerabhadrarao Kaliginedi、Pavel Moreno-García、Hennie Valkenier、Wenjing Hong、Víctor M. García-Suárez、Petra Buiter、Jelmer L. H. Otten、Jan C. Hummelen、Colin J. Lambert、Thomas Wandlowski
DOI:10.1021/ja211555x
日期:2012.3.21
The charge transport characteristics of 11 tailor-made dithiol-terminated oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) (OPE)-type molecules attached to two gold electrodes were studied at a solid/liquid interface in a combined approach using an STM break junction (STM-BJ) and a mechanically controlled break junction (MCBJ) setup. We designed and characterized 11 structurally distinct dithiol-terminated OPE-type molecules with varied length and HOMO/LUMO energy. Increase of the molecular length and/or of the HOMO-LUMO gap leads to a decrease of the single-junction conductance of the linearly conjugate acenes. The experimental data and simulations suggest a nonresonant tunneling mechanism involving hole transport through the molecular HOMO, with a decay constant beta = 3.4 +/- 0.1 nm(-1) and a contact resistance R-c = 40 k Omega per Au-S bond. The introduction of a cross-conjugated anthraquinone or a dihydroanthracene central unit results in lower conductance values, which are attributed to a destructive quantum interference phenomenon for the former and a broken pi-conjugation for the latter. The statistical analysis of conductance-distance and current-voltage traces revealed details of evolution and breaking of molecular junctions. In particular, we explored the effect of stretching rate and junction stability. We compare our experimental results with DFT calculations using the ab initio code SMEAGOL and discuss how the structure of the molecular wires affects the conductance values.
Formation of High-Quality Self-Assembled Monolayers of Conjugated Dithiols on Gold: Base Matters
作者:Hennie Valkenier、Everardus H. Huisman、Paul A. van Hal、Dago M. de Leeuw、Ryan C. Chiechi、Jan C. Hummelen
DOI:10.1021/ja110358t
日期:2011.4.6
This Article reports a systematic study on the formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of conjugated molecules for molecular electronic (ME) devices. We monitored the deprotection reaction of acetyl protected dithiols of oligophenylene ethynylenes (OPEs) in solution using two different bases and studied the quality of the resulting SAMs on gold. We found that the optimal conditions to reproducibly form dense, high-quality monolayers are 9-15% triethylamine (Et3N) in THF. The deprotection base tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (Bu4NOH) leads to less dense SAMs and the incorporation of Bu4N into the monolayer. Furthermore, our results show the importance of the equilibrium concentrations of (di)thiolate in solution on the quality of the SAM. To demonstrate the relevance of these results for molecular electronics applications, large-area molecular junctions were fabricated using no base, Et3N, and Bu4NOH. The magnitude of the current-densities in these devices is highly dependent on the base. A value of beta = 0.15 angstrom(-1) for the exponential decay of the current-density of OPEs of varying length formed using Et3N was obtained.
Bismuth(III)-Promoted Acetylation of Thioethers into Thioacetates
including molecules incorporating dithiafulvene, dicyanoethylene, dihydroazulene, fulleropyrrolidine, and triazole units, and successfully subjected to a BiIII promoted conversion into products with thioacetate end-cap(s). The azide group could also withstand these conditions, which allowed us to prepare S-(4-azidophenyl) ethanethioate that presents a convenient building block for subsequent CuAAC reactions
Bromine catalyzed conversion of S-tert-butyl groups into versatile and, for self-assembly processes accessible, acetyl-protected thiols
作者:Alfred Błaszczyk、Mark Elbing、Marcel Mayor
DOI:10.1039/b408677e
日期:——
The facile and efficient conversion of a tert-butyl protecting group to an acetyl protecting group for thiols by catalytic amounts of bromine in acetyl chloride and the presence of acetic acid has been developed. The fairly mild reaction conditions are of particular interest for new protecting group strategies for sulfur functionalised target structures.