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Searching the hearts of graphene-like molecules for simplicity, sensitivity, and logic

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Searching the hearts of graphene-like molecules for simplicity, sensitivity, and logic. / Sangtarash, Sara; Huang, Cancan; Sadeghi, Hatef et al.
In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 137, No. 35, 35, 09.09.2015, p. 11425-11431.

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Sangtarash, S, Huang, C, Sadeghi, H, Sorohhov, G, Hauser, J, Wandlowski, T, Hong, W, Decurtins, S, Liu, S & Lambert, CJ 2015, 'Searching the hearts of graphene-like molecules for simplicity, sensitivity, and logic', Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 137, no. 35, 35, pp. 11425-11431. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b06558

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Sangtarash, S., Huang, C., Sadeghi, H., Sorohhov, G., Hauser, J., Wandlowski, T., Hong, W., Decurtins, S., Liu, S., & Lambert, C. J. (2015). Searching the hearts of graphene-like molecules for simplicity, sensitivity, and logic. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(35), 11425-11431. Article 35. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b06558

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Sangtarash S, Huang C, Sadeghi H, Sorohhov G, Hauser J, Wandlowski T et al. Searching the hearts of graphene-like molecules for simplicity, sensitivity, and logic. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2015 Sept 9;137(35):11425-11431. 35. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5b06558

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Sangtarash, Sara ; Huang, Cancan ; Sadeghi, Hatef et al. / Searching the hearts of graphene-like molecules for simplicity, sensitivity, and logic. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2015 ; Vol. 137, No. 35. pp. 11425-11431.

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abstract = "If quantum interference patterns in the hearts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons could be isolated and manipulated, then a significant step toward realizing the potential of single-molecule electronics would be achieved. Here we demonstrate experimentally and theoretically that a simple, parameter-free, analytic theory of interference patterns evaluated at the mid-point of the HOMO–LUMO gap (referred to as M-functions) correctly predicts conductance ratios of molecules with pyrene, naphthalene, anthracene, anthanthrene, or azulene hearts. M-functions provide new design strategies for identifying molecules with phase-coherent logic functions and enhancing the sensitivity of molecular-scale interferometers.",
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