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Conductance Measurements of Polar Molecules in a Nonconducting Solvent

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Solution-based single-molecule conductance measurements of α,ω-bis-(carboxylic acids) are conveniently performed using a high-boiling-point nonconducting ethereal solvent. First-principles calculations support experimental observations that linear oligoalkanes exhibit the expected exponential decay of conductance with length, whereas junctions comprising cyclic bridge hydrocarbons of different lengths and/or structures exhibit a similar conductance.

Source: ACS Physical Chemistry Au

DOI: 10.1021/acsphyschemau.5c00021

Authors: Clark Otey, Mukund Sharma, Jazmine Prana, Thomas M. Czyszczon-Burton, Alejandro Hernandez, María Camarasa-Gómez, Daniel Hernangómez-Pérez, Michael S. Inkpen

Institutions: University of Southern California, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Material Physics Center, CIC nanoGUNE

Language: English

Topic: Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,500

Funders: National Science Foundation, University of Southern California, Eusko Jaurlaritza, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa, Division of Chemistry

Awards: G1106303309, G1369724137, G2040979545, G2179135686, G5986892838, G6671297155, G768378720, CAREER: CAS: A Building Block Approach to Study Charge Transport: From Single-Molecule to Bulk, G8944859196

OpenAlex ID: W4409835029

FWCI: 0.46

Cites: 40

Cited by: 2

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