Seeking the strategies of designing highly conductive molecular structures is one of the core researches in molecular electronics.As asymmetric structure has manifested feasible properties in comprehensive fields, we ...Seeking the strategies of designing highly conductive molecular structures is one of the core researches in molecular electronics.As asymmetric structure has manifested feasible properties in comprehensive fields, we introduce the structures of asymmetric platinum(Ⅱ) complexes into the charge transport study at single-molecule scale for the first time. The single-molecule conductance measurement results reveal that, in platinum(Ⅱ)-aryloligoynyl structures, the conductance of asymmetrically coordinated complexes is obviously higher than that of the symmetric isomers with the same molecular length, while the conductance is almost identical in symmetric and asymmetric platinum(Ⅱ)-oligoynyl complexes. Theoretical study uncovers that, upon connecting to the oligoynyl structure, the aromatic group effectively extends the π-system of the whole conductive backbone and gathers the HOMO population mainly on the longer oligoynyl ligand, which reduces the energy barrier in electron transport and enhances the conductance through HOMO energy lifting. This result provides feasible strategy for achieving high conductive molecular devices.展开更多
The conductance through single-molecule junctions characterized by the break junction techniques consists of the through-space tunneling and through-molecule tunneling conductance, and the existence of through-space t...The conductance through single-molecule junctions characterized by the break junction techniques consists of the through-space tunneling and through-molecule tunneling conductance, and the existence of through-space tunneling between the electrodes makes the quantitative extraction of the intrinsic molecular signals of single-molecule junctions challenging. Here, we established an analytic model to describe the evolution of the conductance of a single molecule in break junction measurements. The experimental data for a series of oligo(aryleneethynylene) derivatives validate the proposed model, which provides a modeling insight into the conductance evolution for the opening process in a "real" break junction experiment. Further modulations revealed that the junction formation probability and rupture distance of the molecular junction, which reflect the junction stability, will significantly influence the amplitude and position of the obtained conductance peak. We further extend our model to a diffusion and a chemical reaction process, for which the simulation results show that the break junction technique offers a quantitative understanding of these time-dependent systems, suggesting the potential of break junction techniques in the quantitative characterization of physical and chemical processes at the single-molecule scale.展开更多
利用基于电化学跳跃接触的扫描隧道显微镜裂结法(ECSTM-BJ),通过现场形成金属电极,对以Cu和Ag为电极的对苯二甲酸单分子结电导进行了测量.研究结果表明:利用该方法对所有数据直接线性统计即可得到很好结果;两种电极下都存在两套高和低...利用基于电化学跳跃接触的扫描隧道显微镜裂结法(ECSTM-BJ),通过现场形成金属电极,对以Cu和Ag为电极的对苯二甲酸单分子结电导进行了测量.研究结果表明:利用该方法对所有数据直接线性统计即可得到很好结果;两种电极下都存在两套高和低电导值,其中以Cu为电极的单分子结电导高低值分别为11.5和4.0 n S,而以Ag为电极的单分子结电导分别为10.3和3.8 n S,高值都约为低值的3倍,且以Cu为电极的单分子结电导要略大于以Ag为电极的电导,可归结于电极和分子的耦合不同造成的.与同样条件下测量得到的烷基链羧酸单分子结电导只存在一套值相比,对苯二甲酸表现出两套电导值,反应了分子内主链对分子结电导的影响.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21601182,U1405252,21531008,21673195,21703188,31871877,21933012)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2014CB845603,2017YFA0204902)+1 种基金the CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams,the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB20000000)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2017M622060).
文摘Seeking the strategies of designing highly conductive molecular structures is one of the core researches in molecular electronics.As asymmetric structure has manifested feasible properties in comprehensive fields, we introduce the structures of asymmetric platinum(Ⅱ) complexes into the charge transport study at single-molecule scale for the first time. The single-molecule conductance measurement results reveal that, in platinum(Ⅱ)-aryloligoynyl structures, the conductance of asymmetrically coordinated complexes is obviously higher than that of the symmetric isomers with the same molecular length, while the conductance is almost identical in symmetric and asymmetric platinum(Ⅱ)-oligoynyl complexes. Theoretical study uncovers that, upon connecting to the oligoynyl structure, the aromatic group effectively extends the π-system of the whole conductive backbone and gathers the HOMO population mainly on the longer oligoynyl ligand, which reduces the energy barrier in electron transport and enhances the conductance through HOMO energy lifting. This result provides feasible strategy for achieving high conductive molecular devices.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Project of China(2017YFA0204902)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21722305,21673195,21703188,21790360)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(2015024)
文摘The conductance through single-molecule junctions characterized by the break junction techniques consists of the through-space tunneling and through-molecule tunneling conductance, and the existence of through-space tunneling between the electrodes makes the quantitative extraction of the intrinsic molecular signals of single-molecule junctions challenging. Here, we established an analytic model to describe the evolution of the conductance of a single molecule in break junction measurements. The experimental data for a series of oligo(aryleneethynylene) derivatives validate the proposed model, which provides a modeling insight into the conductance evolution for the opening process in a "real" break junction experiment. Further modulations revealed that the junction formation probability and rupture distance of the molecular junction, which reflect the junction stability, will significantly influence the amplitude and position of the obtained conductance peak. We further extend our model to a diffusion and a chemical reaction process, for which the simulation results show that the break junction technique offers a quantitative understanding of these time-dependent systems, suggesting the potential of break junction techniques in the quantitative characterization of physical and chemical processes at the single-molecule scale.
文摘利用基于电化学跳跃接触的扫描隧道显微镜裂结法(ECSTM-BJ),通过现场形成金属电极,对以Cu和Ag为电极的对苯二甲酸单分子结电导进行了测量.研究结果表明:利用该方法对所有数据直接线性统计即可得到很好结果;两种电极下都存在两套高和低电导值,其中以Cu为电极的单分子结电导高低值分别为11.5和4.0 n S,而以Ag为电极的单分子结电导分别为10.3和3.8 n S,高值都约为低值的3倍,且以Cu为电极的单分子结电导要略大于以Ag为电极的电导,可归结于电极和分子的耦合不同造成的.与同样条件下测量得到的烷基链羧酸单分子结电导只存在一套值相比,对苯二甲酸表现出两套电导值,反应了分子内主链对分子结电导的影响.
