Halide Anchors for Single-Cluster Electronics

Supported AgCuCl Nanoclusters as Bimetal Catalysts for Propylene Epoxidation with Molecular Oxygen

“…The preparation method is taken from ref with some modifications. First, 0.0509 g of silver nitrate (AgNO 3 ) was dissolved in a 20 mL white sample bottle with 6 mL of anhydrous ethanol.…”

“…It was observed that the relatively weak peak at 690 and 730 cm −1 emerged after AgCuCl was loaded onto the BaCO 3 , which was probably caused by the substitution of benzene rings of ligands in the AgCuCl. 32,43 Surprisingly, when AgCuCl/BaCO 3 was heated in a N 2 atmosphere, the intensity of these two peaks decreased, indicating that the ligands were removed during the preparation process of AgCuCl/BaCO 3 -N 2 .…”

Manipulating the charge transport via incorporating a cobalt bridge into a single-molecule junction

“…Fine-tuning of the charge transport in metal-molecule-metal junctions is an eternal theme of molecular electronics. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Tremendous approaches have been developed to realize this goal, such as in situ chemical reactions, light-induced transformation, quantum interference effects and so on. The quantum interference (QI) effects featured by constructive quantum interference (CQI) and destructive quantum interference (DQI) have promising potential for rational design of advanced functional devices such as transistors, molecular switches and thermoelectric devices.…”

Regulating the molecule and electrode interface of a single-molecule junction via the side chain

“…Charge transport in the single molecule-junction is at the heart of molecular electronics. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] The molecule/electrode interface has severe impact on the charge transport and functioning of the single-molecule junction. The common strategies to tune the molecule/electrode interface are to change the electrodes or the anchoring group of molecules.…”