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Encoding Molecular‐Wire Formation within Nanoscale Sockets
Author(s) -
Tang Jinyao,
Wang Yiliang,
Klare Jennifer E.,
Tulevski George S.,
Wind Shalom J.,
Nuckolls Colin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200604398
Subject(s) - bifunctional , bridge (graph theory) , molecular wire , monolayer , context (archaeology) , electrode , nanoscopic scale , molecule , component (thermodynamics) , nanotechnology , chemistry , scale (ratio) , molecular electronics , materials science , computer science , physics , organic chemistry , geology , quantum mechanics , medicine , paleontology , thermodynamics , catalysis
Wire straits : Three‐component molecular wires were constructed in situ by first assembling a monolayer of a bifunctional arene on the electrode surfaces, such that only one end of the molecule (thiol) reacts with the electrode. Then, a second molecule was used to chemically bridge the gap between the termini of the films. Coordination chemistry in this context provides a versatile method to reversibly form molecular‐scale wires (see picture). EDTA=ethylenediaminetetraacetate.