Impact of device design on the electronic and optoelectronic properties of integrated Ru-terpyridine complexes

• Max Mennicken,
• Sophia Katharina Peter,
• Corinna Kaulen,
• Ulrich Simon and
• Silvia Karthäuser

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 219–229, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.16

• , 52074 Aachen, Germany Faculty of Medical Engineering and Applied Mathematics, FH Aachen, University of Applied Science, 52428 Jülich, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.13.16 Abstract The performance of nanoelectronic and molecular electronic devices relies strongly on the employed functional units and their

Hybridization vs decoupling: influence of an h-BN interlayer on the physical properties of a lander-type molecule on Ni(111)

• Maximilian Schaal,
• Takumi Aihara,
• Marco Gruenewald,
• Felix Otto,
• Jari Domke,
• Roman Forker,
• Hiroyuki Yoshida and
• Torsten Fritz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1168–1177, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.101

• n-type contact for future molecular electronic devices. Keywords: buried interface; decoupling; hexagonal boron nitride; hybridization; tetraphenyldibenzoperiflanthene (DBP); two-dimensional materials; Introduction The interfaces between organic molecules and metal contacts play a crucial role in

• the design of new molecular electronic devices since they affect the charge carrier injection and therefore the device efficiency. An important process to consider is the electronic interaction of organic molecules that are in direct contact with the metal, i.e., the interaction of frontier orbitals

• consequences for possible applications in molecular electronic devices. Low work function metals such as Al, Ca or Ba are typically used to achieve a low electron injection barrier, which is necessary to build high-performance n-type organic semiconductors [41]. However, these substrates suffer from a high

The role of ligands in coinage-metal nanoparticles for electronics

• Ioannis Kanelidis and
• Tobias Kraus

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2625–2639, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.263

• . They can be combined with polymers to form conductive composites and have been used as the basis of molecular electronic devices. This review summarizes the multidimensional role of surface ligands that cover their metal cores. Ligands not only passivate crystal facets and determine growth rates and

The interplay between spin densities and magnetic superexchange interactions: case studies of mono- and trinuclear bis(oxamato)-type complexes

• Azar Aliabadi,
• Bernd Büchner,
• Vladislav Kataev and
• Tobias Rüffer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2245–2256, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.224

• ]. We aim to obtain with such experiments further insights into an understanding of mononuclear type-II and bis(oxamidato) complexes with respect to their electron spin dynamics, spin coherence and relaxation processes as well as their possible applications in molecular electronic devices. Conclusion Is

Tuning the spin coherence time of Cu(II)−(bis)oxamato and Cu(II)−(bis)oxamidato complexes by advanced ESR pulse protocols

• Ruslan Zaripov,
• Evgeniya Vavilova,
• Iskander Khairuzhdinov,
• Kev Salikhov,
• Violeta Voronkova,
• Mohammad A. Abdulmalic,
• Francois E. Meva,
• Saddam Weheabby,
• Tobias Rüffer,
• Bernd Büchner and
• Vladislav Kataev

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 943–955, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.96

• applications of mono- and polymetallic Cu(II)−(bis)oxamato and Cu(II)−(bis)oxamidato complexes in molecular electronic devices. Pulse methods of electron spin resonance (ESR) have been shown to be very informative in assessing the magnetically active molecular complexes for the purpose of quantum information

• considering possible applications of Cu(II)–(bis)oxamato and Cu(II)–(bis)oxamidato complexes in molecular electronic devices. Our experimental results show that this drawback can be to a large extent overcome by application of the multi-pulse CPMG sequences. Additionally, this approach offers a possibility to

Copper atomic-scale transistors

• Fangqing Xie,
• Maryna N. Kavalenka,
• Moritz Röger,
• Daniel Albrecht,
• Hendrik Hölscher,
• Jürgen Leuthold and
• Thomas Schimmel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 530–538, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.57

• , it is generally found that the electronic coupling between molecules and electrodes has a profound influence on the properties of the molecular devices [50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve the mass production of molecular electronic devices with identical

• ]. There is no interface coupling problem, which is common of molecular electronic devices, in the copper atomic-scale transistor, because the material of the electrodes and the functional building block based on a copper point-contact is metallic. The switching-on current of copper atomic-scale

Rigid multipodal platforms for metal surfaces

• Michal Valášek,
• Marcin Lindner and
• Marcel Mayor

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 374–405, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.34

• molecular electronic devices. At present, the field of molecular electronic is far from maturity. The influence of the junction geometry on the electrical characteristics of single molecules remains a fascinating and important area of research. Early experiments have shown that the electrical

Single-molecule magnet behavior in 2,2’-bipyrimidine-bridged dilanthanide complexes

• Wen Yu,
• Frank Schramm,
• Eufemio Moreno Pineda,
• Yanhua Lan,
• Olaf Fuhr,
• Jinjie Chen,
• Hironari Isshiki,
• Wolfgang Wernsdorfer,
• Wulf Wulfhekel and
• Mario Ruben

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 126–137, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.15

• with the presence of hysteresis loops. Keywords: bipyrimidine; diketone; hysteresis; lanthanide; magnetism; Introduction The application of magnetic molecular compounds within molecular electronic devices is combined in the progressive field of spintronics. An anisotropic spin is confined by the

Effects of electronic coupling and electrostatic potential on charge transport in carbon-based molecular electronic junctions

• Richard L. McCreery

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 32–46, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.4

• attributed to I. M. Koltoff: “theory guides, experiment decides”. The purpose of the current paper is to identify some of the “guides” that apply to how molecular structure affects electron transport in carbon-based molecular electronic devices. With that objective in mind, several observations are available

Controlled switching of single-molecule junctions by mechanical motion of a phenyl ring

• Yuya Kitaguchi,
• Satoru Habuka,
• Hiroshi Okuyama,
• Shinichiro Hatta,
• Tetsuya Aruga,
• Thomas Frederiksen,
• Magnus Paulsson and
• Hiromu Ueba

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2088–2095, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.213

• conductance ratio between PhO and PhS was also reproduced and ascribed to different hybridization strengths with the substrate states. In summary, we propose that phenyl rings are promising as versatile units for molecular electronic devices, whose mechanics can be controlled by different triggers such as

Spectroscopic mapping and selective electronic tuning of molecular orbitals in phosphorescent organometallic complexes – a new strategy for OLED materials

• Pascal R. Ewen,
• Jan Sanning,
• Tobias Koch,
• Nikos L. Doltsinis,
• Cristian A. Strassert and
• Daniel Wegner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 2248–2258, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.234

• -Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany Institut für Festkörpertheorie and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Wilhem-Klemm-Straße 10 and Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.5.234 Abstract The improvement of molecular electronic devices

Controlled deposition and combing of DNA across lithographically defined patterns on silicon

• Zeinab Esmail Nazari and
• Leonid Gurevich

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 72–76, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.8

• supported by EU COST action MP0802 “Self-assembled guanosine structures for molecular electronic devices” and grants from the Obel Family Foundation.

Structural and electronic properties of oligo- and polythiophenes modified by substituents

• Simon P. Rittmeyer and
• Axel Groß

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 909–919, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.101

• Simon P. Rittmeyer Axel Gross Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89069 Ulm, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.3.101 Abstract The electronic and structural properties of oligo- and polythiophenes that can be used as building blocks for molecular electronic devices

Current–voltage characteristics of single-molecule diarylethene junctions measured with adjustable gold electrodes in solution

• Bernd M. Briechle,
• Youngsang Kim,
• Philipp Ehrenreich,
• Artur Erbe,
• Dmytro Sysoiev,
• Thomas Huhn,
• Ulrich Groth and
• Elke Scheer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 798–808, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.89

• electrode while the dominant transport level E0 remains mainly constant. For molecules that favor physisorption, both the coupling and the energy of the frontier orbital can be tuned. These findings are important for the further improvement of photochromic molecules in future molecular electronic devices

Interaction of spin and vibrations in transport through single-molecule magnets

• Falk May,
• Maarten R. Wegewijs and
• Walter Hofstetter

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 693–698, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.75

• can strongly enhance the Kondo effect and induce an anomalous magnetic field dependence of vibrational Kondo side-bands. Keywords: molecular electronic devices; molecular magnets; nanoelectronic devices; quantum dots; Introduction Transport measurements on nanometer-sized magnetic systems address