Molecular Graphene Nanoribbon Junctions

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One of the challenges for the realization of molecular electronics is the design of nanoscale molecular wires displaying long-range charge transport. Graphene nanoribbons are an attractive platform for the development of molecular wires with long-range conductance owing to their unique electrical properties. Despite their potential, the charge transport properties of single nanoribbons remain underexplored. Herein, we report a synthetic approach to prepare N-doped pyrene-pyrazinoquinoxaline molecular graphene nanoribbons terminated with diamino anchoring groups at each end. These terminal groups allow for the formation of stable molecular graphene nanoribbon junctions between two metal electrodes that were investigated by scanning tunneling microscope-based break-junction measurements. The experimental and computational results provide evidence of long-range tunneling charge transport in these systems characterized by a shallow conductance length dependence and electron tunneling through >6 nm molecular backbone.

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Marongiu, M., Ha, T., Gil-Guerrero, S., Garg, K., Mandado, M., Melle-Franco, M., … Mateo-Alonso, A. (2024). Molecular Graphene Nanoribbon Junctions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(6), 3963–3973. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c11340

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