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Mang A, Rotthowe N, Beltako K, Linseis M, Pauly F, Winter RF. Single-molecule conductance studies on quasi- and metallaaromatic dibenzoylmethane coordination compounds and their aromatic analogs. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:5305-5316. [PMID: 36811332 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05670d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
The ability to predict the conductive behaviour of molecules, connected to macroscopic electrodes, represents a crucial prerequisite for the design of nanoscale electronic devices. In this work, we investigate whether the notion of a negative relation between conductance and aromaticity (the so-called NRCA rule) also pertains to quasi-aromatic and metallaaromatic chelates derived from dibenzoylmethane (DBM) and Lewis acids (LAs) that either do or do not contribute two extra dπ electrons to the central resonance-stabilised β-ketoenolate binding pocket. We therefore synthesised a family of methylthio-functionalised DBM coordination compounds and subjected them, along with their truly aromatic terphenyl and 4,6-diphenylpyrimidine congeners, to scanning tunneling microscope break-junction (STM-BJ) experiments on gold nanoelectrodes. All molecules share the common motif of three π-conjugated, six-membered, planar rings with a meta-configuration at the central ring. According to our results, their molecular conductances fall within a factor of ca. 9 in an ordering aromatic < metallaaromatic < quasi-aromatic. The experimental trends are rationalised by quantum transport calculations based on density functional theory (DFT).
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- André Mang
- Chemistry Department, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Chemistry Department, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Physics Department, University of Lomé, 1515 Lomé, Togo
- Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany.
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- Chemistry Department, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany.
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- Chemistry Department, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Riba-López D, Zaffino R, Herrera D, Matheu R, Silvestri F, Ferreira da Silva J, Sañudo EC, Mas-Torrent M, Barrena E, Pfattner R, Ruiz E, González-Campo A, Aliaga-Alcalde N. Dielectric behavior of curcuminoid polymorphs on different substrates by direct soft vacuum deposition. iScience 2022; 25:105686. [PMID: 36578318 PMCID: PMC9791350 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Our work examines the structural-electronic correlation of a new curcuminoid, AlkCCMoid, as a dielectric material on different substrates. For this purpose, we show a homemade sublimation method that allows the direct deposition of molecules on any type of matrix. The electronic properties of AlkCCMoid have been evaluated by measurements on single crystals, microcrystalline powder, and sublimated samples, respectively. GIWAXS studies on surfaces and XRD studies on powder have revealed the existence of polymorphs and the effect that substrates have on curcuminoid organization. We describe the dielectric nature of our system and identify how different polymorphs can affect electronic parameters such as permittivity, all corroborated by DFT calculations.
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- Daniel Riba-López
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona Spain,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain,University of Southampton, Chemistry, Highfield, Southampton, UK
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain,Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia. Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain,Corresponding author
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- Institut de Recerca de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona Spain,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Martí i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain,Corresponding author
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain,ICREA (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats) Passeig Lluïs Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain,Corresponding author
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Attatsi IK, Jiang H, Niu Y, Xu H, Zhu W, Liang X. Monolayer cobalt(II)phthalocyanine functionalized gold electrode for enhanced electrocatalyzed oxygen reductions. J COORD CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2022.2034149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Isaac K. Attatsi
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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Stepanova VA, Guerrero A, Schull C, Christensen J, Trudeau C, Cook J, Wolmutt K, Blochwitz J, Ismail A, West JK, Wheaton AM, Guzei IA, Yao B, Kubatova A. Hybrid Synthetic and Computational Study of an Optimized, Solvent-Free Approach to Curcuminoids. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:7257-7277. [PMID: 35252716 PMCID: PMC8892666 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
A green and optimized protocol has been developed for the preparation of symmetric 1,7-bis(aryl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-diones and asymmetric 2-aryl-6-arylidenecyclohexanones with modified substrate scope and good functional group tolerance. Syntheses proceed smoothly under solvent-free conditions, providing moderate to excellent product yields with a minimal workup procedure. Control experiments, spectroscopic, and computational studies support a mechanism involving the boron-assisted in situ generation of imine intermediates. Crystal structures of three curcuminoids and isolated mechanistic intermediates are reported. The data provide insight for the further development of solvent-free protocols toward diverse curcumin derivatives in the fields of pharmaceutical and synthetic chemistries.
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- Valeria A. Stepanova
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Wisconsin La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Wisconsin La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Wisconsin La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Wisconsin La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Wisconsin La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Wisconsin La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Wisconsin La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Wisconsin La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Wisconsin La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Winona State University, 175 West Mark Street, Winona, Minnesota 55987, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, 151 Cornell Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, 151 Cornell Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, United States
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Arasu NP, Vázquez H. Origin of the Electron Transport Properties of Aromatic and Antiaromatic Single Molecule Circuits. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:864-869. [PMID: 33656792 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Antiaromatic molecules have been predicted to exhibit increased electron transport properties when placed between two nanoelectrodes compared to their aromatic analogues. While some studies have demonstrated this relationship, others have found no substantial increase. We use atomistic simulations to establish a general relationship between the electronic spectra of aromatic, antiaromatic, and quinoidal molecules and illustrate its implications for electron transport. We compare the electronic properties of a series of aromatic-antiaromatic counterparts and show that antiaromaticity effectively p-dopes the aromatic electronic spectra. As a consequence, the conducting properties of aromatic-antiaromatic analogues are closely related. For similar attachment points to the electrodes, an interference feature is expected in the HOMO-LUMO gap of one whenever it is absent in the other one. We demonstrate how the relative conductance of aromatic-antiaromatic pairs can be tuned and even reversed through the choice of chemical linker groups. Our work provides a general picture relating connectivity, (anti)aromaticity, and quantum interference and establishes new design rules for single molecule circuits.
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- Narendra P Arasu
- Institute of Physics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10, 16200, Prague, Czech Republic.,Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, 12000, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10, 16200, Prague, Czech Republic
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Gutiérrez-Ceron C, Oñate R, Zagal JH, Pizarro A, Silva JF, Castro-Castillo C, Rezende MC, Flores M, Cortés-Arriagada D, Toro-Labbé A, Campos LM, Venkataraman L, Ponce I. Molecular conductance versus inductive effects of axial ligands on the electrocatalytic activity of self-assembled iron phthalocyanines: The oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ferri N, Algethami N, Vezzoli A, Sangtarash S, McLaughlin M, Sadeghi H, Lambert CJ, Nichols RJ, Higgins SJ. Hemilabile Ligands as Mechanosensitive Electrode Contacts for Molecular Electronics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:16583-16589. [PMID: 31364249 PMCID: PMC6899542 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201906400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Single-molecule junctions that are sensitive to compression or elongation are an emerging class of nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). Although the molecule-electrode interface can be engineered to impart such functionality, most studies to date rely on poorly defined interactions. We focused on this issue by synthesizing molecular wires designed to have chemically defined hemilabile contacts based on (methylthio)thiophene moieties. We measured their conductance as a function of junction size and observed conductance changes of up to two orders of magnitude as junctions were compressed and stretched. Localised interactions between weakly coordinating thienyl sulfurs and the electrodes are responsible for the observed effect and allow reversible monodentate⇄bidentate contact transitions as the junction is modulated in size. We observed an up to ≈100-fold sensitivity boost of the (methylthio)thiophene-terminated molecular wire compared with its non-hemilabile (methylthio)benzene counterpart and demonstrate a previously unexplored application of hemilabile ligands to molecular electronics.
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- Nicolò Ferri
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of PhysicsLancaster UniversityLancasterLA1 4YBUK
- School of EngineeringUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of PhysicsLancaster UniversityLancasterLA1 4YBUK
- School of EngineeringUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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Ferri N, Algethami N, Vezzoli A, Sangtarash S, McLaughlin M, Sadeghi H, Lambert CJ, Nichols RJ, Higgins SJ. Hemilabile Ligands as Mechanosensitive Electrode Contacts for Molecular Electronics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201906400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicolò Ferri
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of PhysicsLancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YB UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of PhysicsLancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YB UK
- School of EngineeringUniversity of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of PhysicsLancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YB UK
- School of EngineeringUniversity of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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Olavarría-Contreras IJ, Etcheverry-Berríos A, Qian W, Gutiérrez-Cerón C, Campos-Olguín A, Sañudo EC, Dulić D, Ruiz E, Aliaga-Alcalde N, Soler M, van der Zant HSJ. Electric-field induced bistability in single-molecule conductance measurements for boron coordinated curcuminoid compounds. Chem Sci 2018; 9:6988-6996. [PMID: 30210774 PMCID: PMC6124902 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc02337a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
We have studied the single-molecule conductance of a family of curcuminoid molecules (CCMs) using the mechanically controlled break junction (MCBJ) technique. The CCMs under study contain methylthio (MeS-) as anchoring groups: MeS-CCM (1), the free-ligand organic molecule, and two coordination compounds, MeS-CCM-BF2 (2) and MeS-CCM-Cu (3), where ligand 1 coordinates to a boron center (BF2 group) and to a CuII moiety, respectively. We found that the three molecules present stable molecular junctions allowing detailed statistical analysis of their electronic properties. Compound 3 shows a slight increase in the conductance with respect to free ligand 1, whereas incorporation of BF2 (compound 2) promotes the presence of two conductance states in the measurements. Additional experiments with control molecules point out that this bistability is related to the combination of MeS- anchoring groups and the BF2 moiety within the structure of the molecules. Theoretical calculations show that this can be explained by the presence of two conformers once compound 2 is anchored between the gold electrodes. An energy minimum is found for a flat structure but there is a dramatic change in the magnitude and orientation of dipole moment (favouring a non-flat conformer in the presence of an external electric field) due to a conformational change of one of the terminal MeS- groups. The results thus point to an intricate interplay between the applied bias voltage and the molecule dipole moment which could be the basis for designing new molecules aiming at controlling their conformation in devices.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química , Biotecnología y Materiales , Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas , Universidad de Chile , Beauchef 851 , Santiago , Chile .
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- ICMAB-CSIC (Institut de Ciència dels Materials de Barcelona) , Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , 08193 Bellaterra , Spain .
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- Departamento de Física , Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas , Universidad de Chile , Av. Blanco Encalada 2008 , Santiago , Chile
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química , Biotecnología y Materiales , Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas , Universidad de Chile , Beauchef 851 , Santiago , Chile .
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica , Universitat de Barcelona , Diagonal 645 , 08028 , Barcelona , Spain
- Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia , Universitat de Barcelona , Diagonal 645 , 08028 , Barcelona , Spain
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- Departamento de Física , Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas , Universidad de Chile , Av. Blanco Encalada 2008 , Santiago , Chile
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica , Universitat de Barcelona , Diagonal 645 , 08028 , Barcelona , Spain
- Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional , Universitat de Barcelona , Diagonal 645 , E-08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- ICMAB-CSIC (Institut de Ciència dels Materials de Barcelona) , Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , 08193 Bellaterra , Spain .
- ICREA (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats) , Passeig Lluís Companys, 23 , 08018 Barcelona , Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química , Biotecnología y Materiales , Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas , Universidad de Chile , Beauchef 851 , Santiago , Chile .
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience , Delft University of Technology , Lorentzweg 1 , Delft 2628 CJ , The Netherlands .
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Pizarro A, Abarca G, Gutiérrez-Cerón C, Cortés-Arriagada D, Bernardi F, Berrios C, Silva JF, Rezende MC, Zagal JH, Oñate R, Ponce I. Building Pyridinium Molecular Wires as Axial Ligands for Tuning the Electrocatalytic Activity of Iron Phthalocyanines for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ana Pizarro
- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 9170022, Chile
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- Centro de Nanotecnología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, Chile, Camino la Pirámide 5750, Huechuraba 8580745 Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 9170022, Chile
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- Programa Institucional de Fomento a la Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Ignacio Valdivieso 2409, 8940577 San Joaquín, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Physics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 9170022, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 9170022, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 9170022, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 9170022, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 9170022, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago 9170022, Chile
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Metal/molecule/metal junction studies of organometallic and coordination complexes; What can transition metals do for molecular electronics? Polyhedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2017.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bejarano F, Olavarria-Contreras IJ, Droghetti A, Rungger I, Rudnev A, Gutiérrez D, Mas-Torrent M, Veciana J, van der Zant HSJ, Rovira C, Burzurı E, Crivillers N. Robust Organic Radical Molecular Junctions Using Acetylene Terminated Groups for C-Au Bond Formation. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:1691-1696. [PMID: 29307191 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Organic paramagnetic and electroactive molecules are attracting interest as core components of molecular electronic and spintronic devices. Currently, further progress is hindered by the modest stability and reproducibility of the molecule/electrode contact. We report the synthesis of a persistent organic radical bearing one and two terminal alkyne groups to form Au-C σ bonds. The formation and stability of self-assembled monolayers and the electron transport through single-molecule junctions at room temperature have been studied. The combined analysis of both systems demonstrates that this linker forms a robust covalent bond with gold and a better-defined contact when compared to traditional sulfur-based linkers. Density functional theory and quantum transport calculations support the experimental observation highlighting a reduced variability of conductance values for the C-Au based junction. Our findings advance the quest for robustness and reproducibility of devices based on electroactive molecules.
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- Francesc Bejarano
- Department of Molecular Nanoscience and Organic Materials, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB- CSIC) and CIBER-BBN , Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group and European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF), Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) , Avenida Tolosa 72, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- National Physical Laboratory , Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern , Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.,Russian Academy of Sciences A. N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry RAS, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Nanoscience and Organic Materials, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB- CSIC) and CIBER-BBN , Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Nanoscience and Organic Materials, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB- CSIC) and CIBER-BBN , Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Nanoscience and Organic Materials, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB- CSIC) and CIBER-BBN , Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology , Lorentzweg 1, Delft 2628 CJ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Nanoscience and Organic Materials, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB- CSIC) and CIBER-BBN , Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology , Lorentzweg 1, Delft 2628 CJ, The Netherlands.,IMDEA Nanoscience, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, c/Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Nanoscience and Organic Materials, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB- CSIC) and CIBER-BBN , Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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Perrin ML, Doelman M, Eelkema R, van der Zant HSJ. Design of an efficient coherent multi-site single-molecule rectifier. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:29187-29194. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04456a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
We propose the design of a multi-site single-molecule diode with a rectification ratio exceeding a million.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mickael L. Perrin
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience
- Delft University of Technology
- 2628 CJ Delft
- The Netherlands
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience
- Delft University of Technology
- 2628 CJ Delft
- The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Delft University of Technology
- 2629 HZ, Delft
- The Netherlands
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