title: Designing cyclophane-based molecular wire sensors.
abstract: We propose a model molecular wire sensor that can detect zerovalent chromium by a strong increase in conductance when included in a metal-molecule-metal junction. An essential part of the sensor is a paracyclophane unit that binds to the metal atom. The nature and the energies of the molecular orbitals change drastically after the complex is formed, resulting in a 10- to 12-fold increase in conductance.
authors.affiliation: Nanotechnology Research Institute (NRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan. bidisa.das@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Bidisa
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abe