Metal bis(acetylide) complex molecular wires: concepts and design strategies

The past decade has seen a remarkable surge in studies of thin-film and single-molecule electronics, due in no small part to the development and advancement of experimental methods for the construction and measurement of metal|molecule|metal junctions. Within the plethora of molecular structures tha...

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Published in:Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry 2018-10, Vol.47 (4), p.14125-14138
Main Authors: Milan, David C, Vezzoli, Andrea, Planje, Inco J, Low, Paul J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Construction methods
Coordination compounds
Organic chemistry
Organometallic compounds
Thin films
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Summary:The past decade has seen a remarkable surge in studies of thin-film and single-molecule electronics, due in no small part to the development and advancement of experimental methods for the construction and measurement of metal|molecule|metal junctions. Within the plethora of molecular structures that have been investigated, metal complexes of general form trans -M(C&z.tbd;CR) 2 (L n ) have attracted attention from the inorganic and organometallic chemistry community in the search for efficient molecular wires due to the potential π-d-π orbital mixing along the molecular backbone. In this article progress towards this goal will be summarised, and design strategies for future molecular components discussed. This Perspective highlights relationships between chemical features of metal bis(acetylide) complexes and their electrical response in a molecular junction.
ISSN:1477-9226
1477-9234
DOI:10.1039/c8dt02103a