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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 130, Issue 40, Pages 13198-13199Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja804699a
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- European Union
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We present results on a new fullerne-based anchoring group for molecular electronics. Using lithographic mechanically controllable break junctions in vaccum we have determined the conductance and stability of single-molecule junctions of 1,4-bis(fullero[c]pyrrolidin-1-yl)benzene. The compound can be self-assembled from solution and has a low-bias conductance of 3 x 10(-4) G(0). Compared to 1,4-benzenedithiol the fullerene-anchored molecule exhibits a considerably lower conductance spread. In addition, the signature of the new compound in histograms is more significant than that of 1,4-benzenediamine, probably owing to a more stable adsorption motif. Statistical analyses of the breaking of the junctions confirm the stability of the fullerene-gold bond.
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