An electrically actuated molecular toggle switch

Lukas Gerhard; Kevin Edelmann; Jan Homberg; Michal Valášek; Safa G. Bahoosh; Maya Lukas; Fabian Pauly; Marcel Mayor; Wulf Wulfhekel

doi:10.1038/ncomms14672

Nature Communications (Mar 2017)

An electrically actuated molecular toggle switch

Lukas Gerhard,
Kevin Edelmann,
Jan Homberg,
Michal Valášek,
Safa G. Bahoosh,
Maya Lukas,
Fabian Pauly,
Marcel Mayor,
Wulf Wulfhekel

Affiliations

Lukas Gerhard: Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Kevin Edelmann: Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jan Homberg: Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Michal Valášek: Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Safa G. Bahoosh: Department of Physics, University of Konstanz
Maya Lukas: Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Fabian Pauly: Department of Physics, University of Konstanz
Marcel Mayor: Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Wulf Wulfhekel: Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14672
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Robust molecular junctions demand highly reproducible switching between two or more well-defined conductance states upon control. Here, Gerhardet al. show the utility of elastic deformation of tripodal spirobifluorene derivatives in the junction of a scanning tunnelling microscope to achieve this goal.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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