Turning the Tap: Conformational Control of Quantum Interference to Modulate Single-Molecule Conductance.
density functional calculations
destructive quantum interference
scanning tunnelling microscope break junction
single-molecule studies
Journal
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
ISSN: 1521-3773
Titre abrégé: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0370543
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Dec 2019
19 Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
27
07
2019
revised:
30
09
2019
pubmed:
17
10
2019
medline:
17
10
2019
entrez:
17
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Together with the more intuitive and commonly recognized conductance mechanisms of charge-hopping and tunneling, quantum-interference (QI) phenomena have been identified as important factors affecting charge transport through molecules. Consequently, establishing simple and flexible molecular-design strategies to understand, control, and exploit QI in molecular junctions poses an exciting challenge. Here we demonstrate that destructive quantum interference (DQI) in meta-substituted phenylene ethylene-type oligomers (m-OPE) can be tuned by changing the position and conformation of methoxy (OMe) substituents at the central phenylene ring. These substituents play the role of molecular-scale taps, which can be switched on or off to control the current flow through a molecule. Our experimental results conclusively verify recently postulated magic-ratio and orbital-product rules, and highlight a novel chemical design strategy for tuning and gating DQI features to create single-molecule devices with desirable electronic functions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31617293
doi: 10.1002/anie.201909461
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
18987-18993Subventions
Organisme : National Key R&D Program of China
ID : 21673195, 21703188, 21503179
Organisme : Forrest Research Foundation
ID : Forrest Fellowship
Organisme : Leverhulme Trust
ID : UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship no. MR/S015329/1
Organisme : Forrest Research Foundation
ID : Forrest Scholarship
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/S015329/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
ID : 767187 "QuIET"
Organisme : Australian Research Council
ID : DP190100074
Organisme : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
ID : EP/P027156/1, EP/N03337X/1, EP/N017188/1
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/S015329/2
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : European Commission
ID : Bac-to-Fuel
Informations de copyright
© 2019 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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