Near-perfect conduction through a ferrocene-based molecular wire
Journal Article
Here we describe the design, single-molecule transport measurements, and theoretical modeling of a ferrocene-based organometallic molecular wire, whose bias-dependent conductance shows a clear Lorentzian form with magnitude exceeding 70% of the conductance quantum G0. We attribute this unprecedented level of single-molecule conductance to a manifestation of the low-lying molecular resonance and extended orbital network long predicted for a conjugated organic system. A similar-in-length, all-organic conjugated phenylethynyl oligomer molecular framework shows much lower conductance. © 2005 The American Physical Society.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Getty, SA; Engtrakul, C; Wang, L; Liu, R; Ke, SH; Baranger, HU; Yang, W; Fuhrer, MS; Sita, LR
Published Date
- June 15, 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 71 / 24
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1550-235X
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1098-0121
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.241401
Citation Source
- Scopus