title: Multichannel molecular switch with a surface-confined electroactive radical exhibiting tunable wetting properties.
abstract: A multichannel surface molecular switch based on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold of a novel polychlorotriphenylmethyl radical has been fabricated. These SAMs are electrically commutable between two stable redox states that reveal distinct magnetic, optical, and wetting properties that can be employed as read-out mechanisms. The high stability and reversibility of systems like the one reported here further supports the vision of using molecules in the electronic devices of the future.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), and Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN),  Campus de la UAB , 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simão
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mas-Torrent
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veciana
authors.forename: Concepció
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rovira
mesh_terms: D004563:Electrochemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D011080:Polychloroterphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D017155:Wettability
chemical_list: D011080:Polychloroterphenyl Compounds; D006046:Gold