Mechanical single-molecule potentiometers with large switching factors from ortho-pentaphenylene foldamers

Jinshi Li; Pingchuan Shen; Shijie Zhen; Chun Tang; Yiling Ye; Dahai Zhou; Wenjing Hong; Zujin Zhao; Ben Zhong Tang

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20311-z

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Mechanical single-molecule potentiometers with large switching factors from ortho-pentaphenylene foldamers

Jinshi Li,
Pingchuan Shen,
Shijie Zhen,
Chun Tang,
Yiling Ye,
Dahai Zhou,
Wenjing Hong,
Zujin Zhao,
Ben Zhong Tang

Affiliations

Jinshi Li: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology
Pingchuan Shen: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology
Shijie Zhen: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology
Chun Tang: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Yiling Ye: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Dahai Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Wenjing Hong: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Zujin Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology
Ben Zhong Tang: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20311-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Molecular potentiometers that can indicate displacement-conductance relationship, and predict and control molecular conductance are of significant importance but rarely developed. Here, the authors design a robust single-molecule potentiometers based on helical structures and give insight in fundamental understanding of charge transport in higher-order helical molecules.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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