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Cover Picture: Analysis of Single Molecule Conductance of Heterogeneous Porphyrin Arrays by Partial Transmission Probabilities (ChemistrySelect 25/2017)
Author(s) -
Tamaki Takashi,
Ohto Tatsuhiko,
Yamada Ryo,
Tada Hirokazu,
Ogawa Takuji
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201701708
Subject(s) - conductance , oligomer , cover (algebra) , porphyrin , transmission (telecommunications) , homogeneous , simple (philosophy) , component (thermodynamics) , molecule , extension (predicate logic) , transfer (computing) , series (stratigraphy) , chemical physics , materials science , chemistry , statistical physics , physics , computer science , thermodynamics , condensed matter physics , polymer chemistry , telecommunications , photochemistry , organic chemistry , parallel computing , biology , philosophy , engineering , paleontology , epistemology , programming language , mechanical engineering
The cover picture shows that single‐molecular conductance ( G ) of heterogeneous oligomers can be analyzed in terms of the partial transmission probabilities ( T i ) of the component units of the oligomer, using a simple equation G = G 0∏ i N T i . This is a logical extension of the concept of a decay constant β for single‐molecular conductance of homogeneous oligomers, and is very useful if the limitation is recognized. Since T i contains the transfer integrals between different sites, they depend on how each unit is connected. Despite the limitation, the relation stands very nicely in a series of heterogeneous porphyrin arrays. More information can be found in the Communication by Ogawa et al. (DOI: 10.1002/slct.201701015).