Single-molecule conductance measurement of self-assembled organic monolayers using scanning tunneling spectroscopy in combination with statistics analysis |
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Authors: | Yumei Zhang Chengfu DouYin Wang |
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Institution: | a Department of Chemistry, Basic Medical College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China b Department of Pharmacy, the First People's Hospital of Yinchuan, Yinchuan 750001, PR China c Department of Neurobiology, Basic Medical Science College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, PR China |
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Abstract: | Based on ambient atmosphere scanning tunneling microscope (STM) technique, scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) combined with statistics analysis was developed to investigate the single-molecule conductance of various kinds of molecules which were self-assembled on the Au (1 1 1). Conductance histograms obtained from current-voltage curves revealed well-defined peaks at integer multiples of a fundamental conductance and were used to identify the conductance of a single molecule. The conductances of saturated molecules like 1,8-octanedithol and hexanethiocyanate were found to be 0.072 × 10−4G0 and 0.06 × 10−4G0 respectively and 0.23 × 10−4G0 and 0.13 × 10−4G0 for unsaturated molecules like 5,5′-dithiol- 2,2′,5′,2″-terthiophene and 4,4′-dithio-tert(phenylene ethylene). |
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Keywords: | Self-assembled Single-molecule conductance STS |
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