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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 140, Issue 5, Pages 1691-1696Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10019
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- FET ACMOL project [618082]
- CIBER-BBN
- DGI (Spain) project FANCY [CTQ2016-80030-R]
- Generalitat de Catalunya [2014-SGR-17]
- MINECO, through the Severo Ochoa Programme for Centers of Excellence in RD [SEV-2015-0496]
- Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte
- Dutch science foundation NWO/FOM
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Organic paramagnetic and electroactive molecules are attracting interest as core components of molecular electronic and spintronic devices. Currently, further progress is hindered by the modest stability and reproducibility of the molecule/electrode contact. We report the synthesis of a persistent organic radical bearing one and two terminal alkyne groups to form Au-C sigma bonds. The formation and stability of self-assembled monolayers and the electron transport through single-molecule junctions at room temperature have been studied. The combined analysis of both systems demonstrates that this linker forms a robust covalent bond with gold and a better-defined contact when compared to traditional sulfur-based linkers. Density functional theory and quantum transport calculations support the experimental observation highlighting a reduced variability of conductance values for the C-Au based junction. Our findings advance the quest for robustness and reproducibility of devices based on electroactive molecules.
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