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Electron Transport through Single Molecules Comprising Aromatic Stacks Enclosed in Self‐Assembled Cages
Author(s) -
Kiguchi Manabu,
Takahashi Takuya,
Takahashi Yuta,
Yamauchi Yoshihiro,
Murase Takashi,
Fujita Makoto,
Tada Tomofumi,
Watanabe Satoshi
Publication year - 2011
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.201100431
Subject(s) - molecule , face (sociological concept) , nanotechnology , electron , electrode , scheme (mathematics) , electron transport chain , computer science , materials science , chemistry , physics , sociology , organic chemistry , mathematical analysis , mathematics , quantum mechanics , social science , biochemistry
Face‐to‐face communication : Electron transport through single‐molecule π stacks was directly measured between gold nanogap electrodes by using STM (see scheme). Self‐assembled coordination cages containing π‐stacked aromatic molecules are conductive (right), whereas the empty cage is not (left).