Robust Organic Radical Molecular Junctions Using Acetylene Terminated Groups for C-Au Bond Formation.

Organic paramagnetic and electroactive molecules are attracting interest as core components of molecular electronic and spintronic devices. Currently, further progress is hindered by the modest stability and reproducibility of the molecule/electrode contact. We report the synthesis of a persistent o...

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Published in:Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 140; no. 5; pp. 1691 - 1697
Main Authors: Bejarano, Francesc, Olavarria-Contreras, Ignacio Jose, Droghetti, Andrea, Rungger, Ivan, Rudnev, Alexander, Gutiérrez, Diego, Mas-Torrent, Marta, Veciana, Jaume, van der Zant, Herre S. J., Rovira, Concepció, Burzurı, Enrique, Crivillers, Núria
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Published: American Chemical Society 2/7/2018
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          Bejarano, Francesc
          Olavarria-Contreras, Ignacio Jose
          Droghetti, Andrea
          Rungger, Ivan
          Rudnev, Alexander
          Gutiérrez, Diego
          Mas-Torrent, Marta
          Veciana, Jaume
          van der Zant, Herre S. J.
          Rovira, Concepció
          Burzurı, Enrique
          Crivillers, Núria
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          Department of Molecular Nanoscience and Organic Materials, Institut de Cie�€ncia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) and CIBER-BBN, Campus de la Universitat Auto�€noma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
          Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, Delft 2628 CJ, The Netherlands
          Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group and European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF), Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Avenida Tolosa 72, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
          National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
          Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
          Russian Academy of Sciences A. N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry RAS, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119991, Russia
          IMDEA Nanoscience, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, c/Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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        Acetylene
        Alkynes
        Spintronics
        Covalent bonds
        Density functional theory
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          Acetylene
          Alkynes
          Spintronics
          Covalent bonds
          Density functional theory
      ab: Organic paramagnetic and electroactive molecules are attracting interest as core components of molecular electronic and spintronic devices. Currently, further progress is hindered by the modest stability and reproducibility of the molecule/electrode contact. We report the synthesis of a persistent organic radical bearing one and two terminal alkyne groups to form Au-C s bonds. The formation and stability of self-assembled monolayers and the electron transport through single-molecule junctions at room temperature have been studied. The combined analysis of both systems demonstrates that this linker forms a robust covalent bond with gold and a better-defined contact when compared to traditional sulfur-based linkers. Density functional theory and quantum transport calculations support the experimental observation highlighting a reduced variability of conductance values for the C-Au based junction. Our findings advance the quest for robustness and reproducibility of devices based on electroactive molecules.
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