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Precision control of single-molecule electrical junctions. / Haiss, Wolfgang; Wang, Changsheng; Grace, Iain et al.
In: Nature Materials, Vol. 5, 2006, p. 995-1002.

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Haiss, W, Wang, C, Grace, I, Batsanov, AS, Schiffrin, DJ, Higgins, SJ, Bryce, MR, Lambert, CJ & Nichols, RJ 2006, 'Precision control of single-molecule electrical junctions.', Nature Materials, vol. 5, pp. 995-1002. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1781

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Haiss, W., Wang, C., Grace, I., Batsanov, A. S., Schiffrin, D. J., Higgins, S. J., Bryce, M. R., Lambert, C. J., & Nichols, R. J. (2006). Precision control of single-molecule electrical junctions. Nature Materials, 5, 995-1002. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1781

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Haiss W, Wang C, Grace I, Batsanov AS, Schiffrin DJ, Higgins SJ et al. Precision control of single-molecule electrical junctions. Nature Materials. 2006;5:995-1002. doi: 10.1038/nmat1781

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Haiss, Wolfgang ; Wang, Changsheng ; Grace, Iain et al. / Precision control of single-molecule electrical junctions. In: Nature Materials. 2006 ; Vol. 5. pp. 995-1002.

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abstract = "There is much discussion of molecules as components for future electronic devices. However, the contacts, the local environment and the temperature can all affect their electrical properties. This sensitivity, particularly at the single-molecule level, may limit the use of molecules as active electrical components, and therefore it is important to design and evaluate molecular junctions with a robust and stable electrical response over a wide range of junction configurations and temperatures. Here we report an approach to monitor the electrical properties of single-molecule junctions, which involves precise control of the contact spacing and tilt angle of the molecule. Comparison with ab initio transport calculations shows that the tilt-angle dependence of the electrical conductance is a sensitive spectroscopic probe, providing information about the position of the Fermi energy. It is also shown that the electrical properties of flexible molecules are dependent on temperature, whereas those of molecules designed for their rigidity are not.",
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AU - Haiss, Wolfgang

AU - Wang, Changsheng

AU - Grace, Iain

AU - Batsanov, Andrei S.

AU - Schiffrin, David J.

AU - Higgins, Simon J.

AU - Bryce, Martin R.

AU - Lambert, Colin J.

AU - Nichols, Richard J.

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