Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulus
Understanding and tuning charge transport over a single molecule is a fundamental topic in molecular electronics. Single-molecule junctions composed of individual molecules attached to two electrodes are the most common components built for single-molecule charge transport studies. During the past t...
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| author | Qi Zou Jin Qiu Yaping Zang He Tian Latha Venkataraman |
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| description | Understanding and tuning charge transport over a single molecule is a fundamental topic in molecular electronics. Single-molecule junctions composed of individual molecules attached to two electrodes are the most common components built for single-molecule charge transport studies. During the past two decades, rapid technical and theoretical advances in single-molecule junctions have increased our understanding of the conductance properties and functions of molecular devices. In this perspective article, we introduce the basic principles of charge transport in single-molecule junctions, then give an overview of recent progress in modulating single-molecule transport through external stimuli such as electric field and potential, light, mechanical force, heat, and chemical environment. Lastly, we discuss challenges and offer views on future developments in molecular electronics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c13004799b8a4e6dbb2876d618ac230c2023-06-16T05:12:16ZengKeAi Communications Co. Ltd.eScience2667-14172023-06-0133100115Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulusQi Zou0Jin Qiu1Yaping Zang2He Tian3Latha Venkataraman4Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; Corresponding authors.Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China; Corresponding authors.Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, ChinaDepartment of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Corresponding authors.Understanding and tuning charge transport over a single molecule is a fundamental topic in molecular electronics. Single-molecule junctions composed of individual molecules attached to two electrodes are the most common components built for single-molecule charge transport studies. During the past two decades, rapid technical and theoretical advances in single-molecule junctions have increased our understanding of the conductance properties and functions of molecular devices. In this perspective article, we introduce the basic principles of charge transport in single-molecule junctions, then give an overview of recent progress in modulating single-molecule transport through external stimuli such as electric field and potential, light, mechanical force, heat, and chemical environment. Lastly, we discuss challenges and offer views on future developments in molecular electronics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667141723000332Molecular electronicsSingle-molecule junctionsCharge transportExternal stimulus |
| spellingShingle | Qi Zou Jin Qiu Yaping Zang He Tian Latha Venkataraman Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulus eScience Molecular electronics Single-molecule junctions Charge transport External stimulus |
| title | Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulus |
| title_full | Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulus |
| title_fullStr | Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulus |
| title_short | Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulus |
| title_sort | modulating single molecule charge transport through external stimulus |
| topic | Molecular electronics Single-molecule junctions Charge transport External stimulus |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667141723000332 |
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