A Three-State Surface-Confined Molecular Switch with Multiple Channel Outputs
摘要:
A self-assembled monolayer of a tetrathiafulvalene derivative on indium tin oxide is shown to operate as a ternary redox switch in which the magnetic and optical outputs are employed to provide a readout of the state. This surface-confined molecular switch exhibits excellent reversibility and stability and is thus promising for the development of molecular electronics.
Photodimerization of a TTF derivative gives rise to a dimeric molecule with a face-to-face structure that in its mixed-valence state exhibits a through space intramolecular electron transfer, both in solution and linked to a surface.