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Length‐Independent Charge Transport in Chimeric Molecular Wires
Author(s) -
Wardrip Austin G.,
Mazaheripour Amir,
Hüsken Nina,
Jocson JonahMicah,
Bartlett Andrew,
Lopez Robert C.,
Frey Nathan,
Markegard Cade B.,
Kladnik Gregor,
Cossaro Albano,
Floreano Luca,
Verdini Alberto,
Burke Anthony M.,
Dickson Mary N.,
Kymissis Ioannis,
Cvetko Dean,
Morgante Alberto,
Sharifzadeh Sahar,
Nguyen Hung D.,
Gorodetsky Alon A.
Publication year - 2016
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.201605411
Subject(s) - quantum tunnelling , charge (physics) , electron transport chain , chemical physics , molecular electronics , nanotechnology , semiconductor , materials science , molecular wire , electronic circuit , chemistry , molecule , physics , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , biochemistry
Advanced molecular electronic components remain vital for the next generation of miniaturized integrated circuits. Thus, much research effort has been devoted to the discovery of lossless molecular wires, for which the charge transport rate or conductivity is not attenuated with length in the tunneling regime. Herein, we report the synthesis and electrochemical interrogation of DNA‐like molecular wires. We determine that the rate of electron transfer through these constructs is independent of their length and propose a plausible mechanism to explain our findings. The reported approach holds relevance for the development of high‐performance molecular electronic components and the fundamental study of charge transport phenomena in organic semiconductors.
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