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Mo 6 S 3 I 6 molecular wires: From a one‐dimensional quantum fluid to self‐organized critical self‐assembled networks
Author(s) -
Gadermaier Christoph,
Strle Jure,
Uplaznik Marko,
Vengust Damjan,
Bercic Bostjan,
Mihailovic Dragan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201000098
Subject(s) - self assembly , nanowire , quantum tunnelling , coulomb blockade , nanotechnology , materials science , coulomb , condensed matter physics , scanning tunneling microscope , quantum , topology (electrical circuits) , chemical physics , physics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , combinatorics , transistor , voltage , electron
Charge transport measurements on flexible Mo 6 S 3 I 6 molecular wires of different diameters are best described by tunnelling through Tomonaga–Luttinger liquid segments, which is in some cases modified by environmental Coulomb blockade arising from deformations or imperfections. The unique S‐bonding chemistry of Mo 6 S 3 I 6 wires and gold nanoparticles enables self‐assembly of large molecular‐scale inorganic networks. The topological characteristics of networks indicate an intrinsic tendency to self‐organize into a scale‐invariant critical state.Mo 3 S 6 I 3 nanowire–gold nanoparticle network (AFM topographical image, size ∼8 × 4 µm 2 ).