Nature Communications (Oct 2019)
Single-molecule level control of host-guest interactions in metallocycle-C60 complexes
- Jian-Hong Tang,
- Yueqi Li,
- Qingqing Wu,
- Zixiao Wang,
- Songjun Hou,
- Kun Tang,
- Yue Sun,
- Hui Wang,
- Heng Wang,
- Cheng Lu,
- Xiang Wang,
- Xiaopeng Li,
- Dong Wang,
- Jiannian Yao,
- Colin J. Lambert,
- Nongjian Tao,
- Yu-Wu Zhong,
- Peter J. Stang
Affiliations
- Jian-Hong Tang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yueqi Li
- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University
- Qingqing Wu
- Department of Physics, Lancaster University
- Zixiao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University
- Songjun Hou
- Department of Physics, Lancaster University
- Kun Tang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yue Sun
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah
- Hui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University
- Heng Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida
- Cheng Lu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xiang Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xiaopeng Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida
- Dong Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Jiannian Yao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Colin J. Lambert
- Department of Physics, Lancaster University
- Nongjian Tao
- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Arizona State University
- Yu-Wu Zhong
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Peter J. Stang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12534-6
- Journal volume & issue
-
Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
Studying the single-molecule behavior of host-guest complexes can provide fundamental insights into their supramolecular interactions. Here, the authors use the scanning tunneling microscopy break junction technique to show that encapsulation of a C60 molecule significantly enhances the conductance of an organoplatinum metallocycle; mechanical stretching of the junction releases the guest, returning the conductance to free-host level.
