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Side-Group-Mediated Mechanical Conductance Switching in Molecular Junctions

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Side-Group-Mediated Mechanical Conductance Switching in Molecular Junctions. / Ismael, Ali Khalid; Wang, Kun; Vezzoli, Andrea et al.
In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 56, No. 48, 27.11.2017, p. 15378-15382.

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Ismael, AK, Wang, K, Vezzoli, A, Al-Khaykanee, MK, Gallagher, HE, Grace, IM, Lambert, CJ, Xu, B, Nichols, RJ & Higgins, SJ 2017, 'Side-Group-Mediated Mechanical Conductance Switching in Molecular Junctions', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 56, no. 48, pp. 15378-15382. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201709419

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Ismael, A. K., Wang, K., Vezzoli, A., Al-Khaykanee, M. K., Gallagher, H. E., Grace, I. M., Lambert, C. J., Xu, B., Nichols, R. J., & Higgins, S. J. (2017). Side-Group-Mediated Mechanical Conductance Switching in Molecular Junctions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(48), 15378-15382. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201709419

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Ismael AK, Wang K, Vezzoli A, Al-Khaykanee MK, Gallagher HE, Grace IM et al. Side-Group-Mediated Mechanical Conductance Switching in Molecular Junctions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2017 Nov 27;56(48):15378-15382. Epub 2017 Nov 2. doi: 10.1002/anie.201709419

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Ismael, Ali Khalid ; Wang, Kun ; Vezzoli, Andrea et al. / Side-Group-Mediated Mechanical Conductance Switching in Molecular Junctions. In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2017 ; Vol. 56, No. 48. pp. 15378-15382.

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title = "Side-Group-Mediated Mechanical Conductance Switching in Molecular Junctions",
abstract = "A key target in molecular electronics has been molecules having switchable electrical properties. Switching between two electrical states has been demonstrated using such stimuli as light, electrochemical voltage, complexation and mechanical modulation. A classic example of the latter is the switching of 4,4-bipyridine, leading to conductance modulation of around 1 order of magnitude. Here, we describe the use of side-group chemistry to control the properties of a single-molecule electromechanical switch, which can be cycled between two conductance states by repeated compression and elongation. While bulky alkyl substituents inhibit the switching behavior, -conjugated side-groups reinstate it. DFT calculations show that weak interactions between aryl moieties and the metallic electrodes are responsible for the observed phenomenon. This represents a significant expansion of the single-molecule electronics tool-box for the design of junctions with electromechanical properties.",
keywords = "density functional calculations, electron transport, molecular electronics, nanotechnology, scanning probe microscopy, ENERGY-LEVEL ALIGNMENT, BREAK JUNCTION, SINGLE, CONDUCTIVITY, DEPENDENCE",
author = "Ismael, {Ali Khalid} and Kun Wang and Andrea Vezzoli and Al-Khaykanee, {Mohsin K.} and Gallagher, {Harry E.} and Grace, {Iain M.} and Lambert, {Colin J.} and Bingqian Xu and Nichols, {Richard J.} and Higgins, {Simon J.}",
year = "2017",
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journal = "Angewandte Chemie International Edition",
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AU - Grace, Iain M.

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KW - nanotechnology

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