Home > Research > Publications & Outputs > In situ formation of H-bonding imidazole chains...

Research

Associated organisational unit

Links

Text available via DOI:

Keywords

View graph of relations

In situ formation of H-bonding imidazole chains in break-junction experiments

Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

Published

Standard

In situ formation of H-bonding imidazole chains in break-junction experiments. / Wu, C.; Alqahtani, A.; Sangtarash, S. et al.
In: Nanoscale, Vol. 12, No. 14, 14.04.2020, p. 7914-7920.

Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review

Harvard

Wu, C, Alqahtani, A, Sangtarash, S, Vezzoli, A, Sadeghi, H, Robertson, CM, Cai, C, Lambert, CJ, Higgins, SJ & Nichols, RJ 2020, 'In situ formation of H-bonding imidazole chains in break-junction experiments', Nanoscale, vol. 12, no. 14, pp. 7914-7920. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nr00630k

APA

Wu, C., Alqahtani, A., Sangtarash, S., Vezzoli, A., Sadeghi, H., Robertson, C. M., Cai, C., Lambert, C. J., Higgins, S. J., & Nichols, R. J. (2020). In situ formation of H-bonding imidazole chains in break-junction experiments. Nanoscale, 12(14), 7914-7920. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nr00630k

Vancouver

Wu C, Alqahtani A, Sangtarash S, Vezzoli A, Sadeghi H, Robertson CM et al. In situ formation of H-bonding imidazole chains in break-junction experiments. Nanoscale. 2020 Apr 14;12(14):7914-7920. Epub 2020 Mar 31. doi: 10.1039/d0nr00630k

Author

Wu, C. ; Alqahtani, A. ; Sangtarash, S. et al. / In situ formation of H-bonding imidazole chains in break-junction experiments. In: Nanoscale. 2020 ; Vol. 12, No. 14. pp. 7914-7920.

Bibtex

@article{8af31482087b4292b9e648000d74faac,
title = "In situ formation of H-bonding imidazole chains in break-junction experiments",
abstract = "As a small molecule possessing both strong H-bond donor and acceptor functions, 1H-imidazole can participate in extensive homo- or heteromolecular H-bonding networks. These properties are important in Nature, as imidazole moieties are incorporated in many biologically-relevant compounds. Imidazole also finds applications ranging from corrosion inhibition to fire retardants and photography. We have found a peculiar behaviour of imidazole during scanning tunnelling microscopy-break junction (STM-BJ) experiments, in which oligomeric chains connect the two electrodes and allow efficient charge transport. We attributed this behaviour to the formation of hydrogen-bonding networks, as no evidence of such behaviour was found in 1-methylimidazole (incapable of participating in intramolecular hydrogen bonding). The results are supported by DFT calculations, which confirmed our hypothesis. These findings pave the road to the use of hydrogen-bonding networks for the fabrication of dynamic junctions based on supramolecular interactions. {\textcopyright} The Royal Society of Chemistry .",
keywords = "Corrosion, Hydrogen, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Supramolecular chemistry, 1-methylimidazole, Corrosion inhibition, Donor and acceptor, H-bonding networks, Hydrogen bonding network, In-situ formations, Intramolecular hydrogen bonding, Supramolecular interactions, Hydrogen bonds",
author = "C. Wu and A. Alqahtani and S. Sangtarash and A. Vezzoli and H. Sadeghi and Robertson, {Craig M.} and C. Cai and C.J. Lambert and S.J. Higgins and R.J. Nichols",
year = "2020",
month = apr,
day = "14",
doi = "10.1039/d0nr00630k",
language = "English",
volume = "12",
pages = "7914--7920",
journal = "Nanoscale",
issn = "2040-3364",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "14",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - In situ formation of H-bonding imidazole chains in break-junction experiments

AU - Wu, C.

AU - Alqahtani, A.

AU - Sangtarash, S.

AU - Vezzoli, A.

AU - Sadeghi, H.

AU - Robertson, Craig M.

AU - Cai, C.

AU - Lambert, C.J.

AU - Higgins, S.J.

AU - Nichols, R.J.

PY - 2020/4/14

Y1 - 2020/4/14

N2 - As a small molecule possessing both strong H-bond donor and acceptor functions, 1H-imidazole can participate in extensive homo- or heteromolecular H-bonding networks. These properties are important in Nature, as imidazole moieties are incorporated in many biologically-relevant compounds. Imidazole also finds applications ranging from corrosion inhibition to fire retardants and photography. We have found a peculiar behaviour of imidazole during scanning tunnelling microscopy-break junction (STM-BJ) experiments, in which oligomeric chains connect the two electrodes and allow efficient charge transport. We attributed this behaviour to the formation of hydrogen-bonding networks, as no evidence of such behaviour was found in 1-methylimidazole (incapable of participating in intramolecular hydrogen bonding). The results are supported by DFT calculations, which confirmed our hypothesis. These findings pave the road to the use of hydrogen-bonding networks for the fabrication of dynamic junctions based on supramolecular interactions. © The Royal Society of Chemistry .

AB - As a small molecule possessing both strong H-bond donor and acceptor functions, 1H-imidazole can participate in extensive homo- or heteromolecular H-bonding networks. These properties are important in Nature, as imidazole moieties are incorporated in many biologically-relevant compounds. Imidazole also finds applications ranging from corrosion inhibition to fire retardants and photography. We have found a peculiar behaviour of imidazole during scanning tunnelling microscopy-break junction (STM-BJ) experiments, in which oligomeric chains connect the two electrodes and allow efficient charge transport. We attributed this behaviour to the formation of hydrogen-bonding networks, as no evidence of such behaviour was found in 1-methylimidazole (incapable of participating in intramolecular hydrogen bonding). The results are supported by DFT calculations, which confirmed our hypothesis. These findings pave the road to the use of hydrogen-bonding networks for the fabrication of dynamic junctions based on supramolecular interactions. © The Royal Society of Chemistry .

KW - Corrosion

KW - Hydrogen

KW - Scanning tunneling microscopy

KW - Supramolecular chemistry

KW - 1-methylimidazole

KW - Corrosion inhibition

KW - Donor and acceptor

KW - H-bonding networks

KW - Hydrogen bonding network

KW - In-situ formations

KW - Intramolecular hydrogen bonding

KW - Supramolecular interactions

KW - Hydrogen bonds

U2 - 10.1039/d0nr00630k

DO - 10.1039/d0nr00630k

M3 - Journal article

VL - 12

SP - 7914

EP - 7920

JO - Nanoscale

JF - Nanoscale

SN - 2040-3364

IS - 14

ER -