@inbook{6ab6d0fe0b894e01901538f74fc66e31,
title = "Measurement of single-molecule conductance",
abstract = "What is the conductance of a single molecule? This basic and seemingly simple question has been a difficult one to answer for both experimentalists and theorists. To determine the conductance of a molecule, one must wire the molecule reliably to at least two electrodes. The conductance of the molecule thus depends not only on the intrinsic properties of the molecule, but also on the electrode materials. Furthermore, the conductance is sensitive to the atomiclevel details of the molecule-electrode contact and the local environment of the molecule. Creating identical contact geometries has been a challenging experimental problem, and the lack of atomiclevel structural information of the contacts makes it hard to compare calculations with measurements. Despite the difficulties, researchers have made substantial advances in recent years. This review provides an overview of the experimental advances, discusses the advantages and drawbacks of different techniques, and explores remaining issues.",
keywords = "Break junction, Molecular electronics, Quantum point contact",
author = "Fang Chen and Joshua Hihath and Zhifeng Huang and Xiulan Li and Nongjian Tao",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy , Office of Fossil Energy, as the National Energy Technology Laboratory's ongoing research. Part of the research was also supported by National Science Foundation grant (NSF DEB-1342732 ) awarded to Sharma. We thank the staff of the Stable Isotope Lab at West Virginia University for collecting the Marcellus PW samples, B. Stewart and R. Capo for providing clean lab space for sample preparation, M. Stuckman for assistance with IC and TOC analysis, C. Hite for assistance with radiogenic Sr isotope analysis, and D. Bain for technical support with ICP-MS analysis. This research was supported in part by an appointment to the National Energy Technology Laboratory Research Participation Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (TTP). The manuscript was supported in part by the University of Waterloo start‐up grant (TTP). ",
year = "2007",
doi = "10.1146/annurev.physchem.58.032806.104523",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0824310586",
series = "Annual Review of Physical Chemistry",
publisher = "Annual Reviews Inc.",
pages = "535--564",
booktitle = "Annual Review of Physical Chemistry",
}