title: Gating of single molecule transistors: combining field-effect and chemical control.
abstract: Previously we have demonstrated that several structural features are crucial for the functionality of molecular field-effect transistors. The effect of additional structural aspects of molecular wires is explored. These include the type of, the thiol binding location on, and the chemical substitutions of a conjugated system. Pentacene, porphyrin, and the Tour-Reed devices are utilized as model systems. The thiol binding location is shown to have a varied effect on the transmission of a system depending on the molecular orbitals involved. Substitution by electron withdrawing and donating groups is illustrated to have a substantial effect on the transmission of single molecule devices. The substitution effect is either a simple energy shifting effect or a more complicated resonance effect, and can be used to effectively tune the electronic behavior of a single molecule field effect transistor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Trilisa M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Perrine
authors.forename: Ron G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: Barry D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Dunietz