Highly insulating alkane rings with destructive σ-interference

Science China Chemistry - Destructive quantum interference (DQI) provides a unique approach to controlling the leakage current in the OFF state of molecular devices. However, the DQI in...     

High-humidity Sensor of a New Trinuclear Ti3-Oxo Cluster

Crystalline polyoxo-titanium clusters （PTCs）,as a molecular model of TiO₂ nanomaterials,have attracted unprecedented attention due to their designable structure,tunable band gap,catalysis,and photochromic properties.A new trinuclear Ti₃-oxo cluster,[Ti₃（μ₂-O）(μ₃-O)（abz）₆（OⁱPr）₂]·CH₃CN·H₂O （Ti3）,was synthesized by solvothermal method with a yield of 60%by using 4-aminobenzoic acid as liga...     

Removing the Destructive Quantum Interference in Cross Conjugation System by Structural Restraint

Understanding the quantum effect in the cross-conjugated system is of fundamental significance in molecular electronics. In this study, four molecules Xa-O, Xa, BP and BP-O were synthesized to investigate the destructive quantum interference(DQI) of a carbonyl bridge. The single-molecule conductance measured by the scanning tunneling microscope break junction(STM-BJ) technique demonstrates an increase in the conductance from molecule BP-O to molecule Xa-O as the cross-conjugated system is extended. Theoretical calculations show that the explicit DQI feature is presented in BP-O but absent in Xa-O, which indicates the removal of DQI in the restrained structures and results in the conductance enhancement in Xa-O.     

红外光谱中挥发性液体的气态样品取样技术

采用设计的真空装置 ,将挥发性液体的气态样品吸入气体样池中进行红外光谱测定。用此装置测得的液体的红外光谱图不出现常规液体样品测定时的平头峰 ,峰位易辨认 ,且可定量。并探讨了挥发性液体的取样范围、浓度范围和压力条件。     

Enhancing single-molecule conductance of platinum (Ⅱ) complexes through synergistic aromaticity-assisted structural asymmetry

Seeking the strategies of designing highly conductive molecular structures is one of the core researches in molecular electronics.As asymmetric structure has manifested feasible properties in comprehensive fields, we introduce the structures of asymmetric platinum(Ⅱ) complexes into the charge transport study at single-molecule scale for the first time. The single-molecule conductance measurement results reveal that, in platinum(Ⅱ)-aryloligoynyl structures, the conductance of asymmetrically coordinated complexes is obviously higher than that of the symmetric isomers with the same molecular length, while the conductance is almost identical in symmetric and asymmetric platinum(Ⅱ)-oligoynyl complexes. Theoretical study uncovers that, upon connecting to the oligoynyl structure, the aromatic group effectively extends the π-system of the whole conductive backbone and gathers the HOMO population mainly on the longer oligoynyl ligand, which reduces the energy barrier in electron transport and enhances the conductance through HOMO energy lifting. This result provides feasible strategy for achieving high conductive molecular devices.     

High-nuclearity 3d-4f clusters as enhanced magnetic coolers and molecular magnets

Four 52-metal-ion 3d-4f cluster complexes featuring a common core of Ln(42)M(10) (Ln = Gd(3+), Dy(3+); M = Co(2+/3+), Ni(2+)) were obtained through self-assembly of the metal ions templated by mixed anions (ClO(4)(-) and CO(3)(2-)). Magnetic studies revealed that the Gd(42)Co(10) and Gd(42)Ni(10) clusters exhibit the largest magnetocaloric effect (MCE) among any known 3d-4f complexes. Replacement of Gd(3+) ions with anisotropic Dy(3+) ions caused significant changes in the magnetic behavior of the clusters; both Dy(42)Co(10) and Dy(42)Ni(10) displayed slow relaxation of the magnetization.     

Anisotropy of proton transport in an organic-inorganic compound [(C6H10N2)2(SO4)23H2O]n (C6H10N2 = phenylenediammonium dication)

Proton transport along different axes in an organic-inorganic compound [(C(6)H(10)N(2))(2)(SO(4))(2)·3H(2)O](n) (1) was investigated, revealing that proton transport is not only influenced by the structure of the proton transport pathway, but also by the order-disorder extent of proton carriers.