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