title: Single-molecule electrical studies on a 7 nm long molecular wire.
abstract: A self-assembled arylene-ethynylene molecular 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.
authors.affiliation: The Nanomaterials Group, School of Chemistry, University of Wales, Bangor, Deiniol Street, Bangor, Gwynedd, UKLL55 2UW. g.j.ashwell@bangor.ac.uk
authors.forename: Geoffrey J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ashwell
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Urasinska
authors.forename: Changsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Martin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bryce
authors.forename: Iain
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grace
authors.forename: Colin J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D004583:Electrons; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis