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Dependence of Single-Molecule Conductance of Pyridinium Derivatives on Their Structure
Lachmanová, Štěpánka ; Hromadová, Magdaléna ; Kolivoška, Viliam ; Pospíšil, Lubomír ; Gasior, Jindřich ; Mészáros, G. ; Lainé, P. P.
The derivates of pyridinium belong to promising group of molecules applicable in molecular electronics. For this purpose, four expanded branched pyridinium compounds were synthetized and the influence of the molecular structure on their electrochemical properties and single-molecule conductances has been studied. The highest values of conductance provided compounds 9-(pyridin-4-yl)benzo[c]benzo[1,2]quinolizino[3,4,5,6-ija][1,6]naphthyridin-15-ium tetrafluoroborate and 3,5-dimethyl-2´,6´-diphenyl-[4,1´:4´,4´´-terpyridin]-1´-ium tetrafluoroborate. By the electrochemical reduction both of these compounds received two electrons in two separated one-electron steps. On the other hand, the compounds 2´,6´-diphenyl-[4,1´:4´,4´´-terpyridin]-1´-ium tetrafluoroborate and 2,6-diphenyl-4-(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)-[1,4´-bipyridin]-1-ium tetrafluoroborate are reduced by different mechanism and their conductance was lower.
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Comparison of Techniques for Single-Molecule Conductance Measurements of Expanded Pyridinium Molecules
Lachmanová, Štěpánka ; Hromadová, Magdaléna ; Sokolová, Romana ; Kocábová, Jana ; Gasior, Jindřich ; Mészáros, G. ; Lainé, P. P.
This work is focused on the comparison of two techniques of single-molecule conductance measurements: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Break Junction technique and Mechanically Controlled Break Junction technique. The structure of studied compound 9-(pyridin-4-yl)benzo[c]benzo[1,2]quinolizino[3,4,5,6-ija][1,6]naphthyridin-15-ium allows the formation of the molecular bridge between two gold electrodes, which are connected to a source of the constant voltage in both of the used methods. The differences, advantages and disadvantages of both of the techniques will be discussed. Both techniques provided two values of conductance of studied compound depending on the experimantal conditions.
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