Single-molecule electrical studies on a 7 nm long molecular wire

被引：57

作者：

Ashwell, Geoffrey J.

Urasinska, Barbara

Wang, Changsheng

Bryce, Martin R.

Grace, Iain

Lambert, Colin J.

机构：

[1] Univ Wales, Sch Chem, Nanomat Grp, Bangor LL55 2UW, Gwynedd, Wales

[2] Univ Durham, Dept Chem, Durham DH1 3LE, England

[3] Univ Lancaster, Dept Phys, Lancaster LA1 4YB, England

来源：

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS | 2006年 / 45期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

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D O I：

10.1039/b613347a

中图分类号：

O6 [化学];

学科分类号：

0703 ;

摘要：

A self-assembled arylene-ethynylenemolecular wire with a rigid 7 nm long backbone exhibits symmetrical current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and a single-molecule current of 0.35 +/- 0.05 nA at 0.3 V; these data are supported by theoretical calculations.

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页码：4706 / 4708

页数：3

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