Redox-gated electron transport in electrically wired ferrocene molecules

Xiaoyin Xiao; Daniel Brune; Jin He; Stuart Lindsay; Christopher B. Gorman; Nongjian Tao

doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2006.02.022

Redox-gated electron transport in electrically wired ferrocene molecules

Xiaoyin Xiao, Daniel Brune, Jin He, Stuart Lindsay, Christopher B. Gorman, Nongjian Tao

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Abstract

We have synthesized cysteamine-terminated ferrocene molecules and determined the dependence of the electron transport properties of the molecules on their redox states by measuring the current through the molecules as a function of the electrode potential. The current fluctuates over a large range, but its average value increases with the potential. We attribute the current fluctuation and its increase with the potential to the switching of the molecules from low-conductance reduced state to high-conductance oxidized state.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	138-143
Number of pages	6
Journal	Chemical Physics
Volume	326
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2006.02.022
State	Published - Jul 11 2006

Keywords

Conductance switch
Electron transport
Ferrocenes
Molecular electronics
Molecular wires
Redox molecules

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General Physics and Astronomy
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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