Control over Molecular Orbital Gating and Marcus Inverted Charge Transport in Molecular Junctions with Conjugated Molecular Wires (Adv. Electron. Mater. 2/2023)

Abstract

Marcus Inverted Region In article number 2200637, Christian A. Nijhuis, Damien Thompson, Enrique Del Barco, and co‐workers demonstrate that the mechanism of charge transport can be deliberately switched between the normal and Marcus Inverted regions by controlling the molecule–electrode coupling strength in a series of molecules. The cover shows two almost identical junctions. The only difference is one CH2 which lowers molecule‐electrode coupling strength pushing the junctions from direct coherent tunnelling to hopping in the Marcus Inverted region. This ability can improve the energy efficiency of molecular devices. Image credit: Niels van der Velde.