title: Statistical approach to investigating transport through single molecules.
abstract: We present a statistical approach that combines comprehensive current-voltage data acquisition during the controlled manipulation of a molecular junction with subsequent statistical analysis. Thereby the most probable transport characteristics can be determined. The excellent sensitivity of this impartial approach to even subnanometer-long molecules is illustrated by benzene-1,4-dithiol and 4,4"-bis(acetylthiol)-2,2',5',2"-tetramethyl-[1,1';4',1"] terphenyl results.
authors.affiliation: IBM Research GmbH, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lörtscher
authors.forename: Heiko B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Riel
mesh_terms: D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004583:Electrons; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013730:Terphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D013730:Terphenyl Compounds