An MCBJ case study: The influence of π-conjugation on the single-molecule conductance at a solid/liquid interface

• Wenjing Hong,
• Hennie Valkenier,
• Gábor Mészáros,
• David Zsolt Manrique,
• Artem Mishchenko,
• Alexander Putz,
• Pavel Moreno García,
• Colin J. Lambert,
• Jan C. Hummelen and
• Thomas Wandlowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 699–713, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.76

• than that of AC. This trend demonstrates that the cross-conjugated motif of AQ indeed gives rise to a lower conductance as compared to the linear-conjugated AC, which is in agreement with ab initio transport calculations predicting a destructive quantum interference present in AQ, but which is absent

• as compared to the dihydroanthracene AH wire is attributed to a destructive quantum interference in the AQ-type junction [24][56]. Complementary data from single-molecule I–V traces were only accessible for AC (section "Continuous current–voltage (I–V) measurement"), and not for AQ and AH. The rather

• molecule AQ. The latter result is attributed to destructive quantum interference present in the AQ molecular bridge [24]. All dithiolated molecules are of similar length (~2.6 nm), but only AC appears to be capable of forming a large number of fully extended gold|molecule|gold junctions. The other two

Magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical NMR-based diagnostics

• Huilin Shao,
• Tae-Jong Yoon,
• Monty Liong,
• Ralph Weissleder and
• Hakho Lee

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2010, 1, 142–154, doi:10.3762/bjnano.1.17

• technologies have been developed [1]. These include techniques that use magnetometers, such as superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) [2][3][4], magnetoresistive sensors [5][6][7][8][9][10][11], and Hall sensors [12], which directly measure the magnetic fields from magnetically-labeled biological

Ultrafine metallic Fe nanoparticles: synthesis, structure and magnetism

• Olivier Margeat,
• Marc Respaud,
• Catherine Amiens,
• Pierre Lecante and
• Bruno Chaudret

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2010, 1, 108–118, doi:10.3762/bjnano.1.13

• have already been published [19]. Here a more detailed study of the magnetic properties is presented including Mössbauer spectrometry, ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) measurements (static and AC susceptibility). Results and Discussion Synthesis and

Magnetic coupling mechanisms in particle/thin film composite systems

• Giovanni A. Badini Confalonieri,
• Philipp Szary,
• Durgamadhab Mishra,
• Maria J. Benitez,
• Mathias Feyen,
• An Hui Lu,
• Leonardo Agudo,
• Gunther Eggeler,
• Oleg Petracic and
• Hartmut Zabel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2010, 1, 101–107, doi:10.3762/bjnano.1.12

• sample had to be coated with an approximately 3 µm thick layer of tungsten. Magnetic measurements were performed by means of superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry (Quantum Design, MPMS) on sample areas of 7 × 7 mm2, in a temperature range between 15 and 380 K, with the field