The single-molecule conductance and electrochemical electron-transfer rate are related by a power law.
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Journal Article
This study examines quantitative correlations between molecular conductances and standard electrochemical rate constants for alkanes and peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomers as a function of the length, structure, and charge transport mechanism. The experimental data show a power-law relationship between conductances and charge transfer rates within a given class of molecules with the same bridge chemistry, and a lack of correlation when a more diverse group of molecules is compared, in contrast with some theoretical predictions. Surprisingly, the PNA duplexes exhibit the lowest charge-transfer rates and the highest molecular conductances. The nonlinear rate-conductance relationships for structures with the same bridging chemistries are attributed to differences in the charge-mediation characteristics of the molecular bridge, energy barrier shifts and electronic dephasing, in the two different experimental settings.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Wierzbinski, E; Venkatramani, R; Davis, KL; Bezer, S; Kong, J; Xing, Y; Borguet, E; Achim, C; Beratan, DN; Waldeck, DH
Published Date
- June 2013
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 7 / 6
Start / End Page
- 5391 - 5401
PubMed ID
- 23692478
Pubmed Central ID
- 23692478
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1936-086X
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1936-0851
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1021/nn401321k
Language
- eng