The conductance of a single molecule connected to two gold electrodes was determined by
repeatedly forming thousands of gold-molecule-gold junctions. Conductance histograms …

We demonstrated an electrochemical microscopy technique based on the detection of
variations in local electrochemical current from optical signals arising from surface plasmon …

We studied the effect of anchoring groups on the conductance of single molecules using
alkanes terminated with dithiol, diamine, and dicarboxylic-acid groups as a model system. We …

We have studied electron transport properties of benzenedithiol and benzenedimethanethiol
covalently bonded to gold electrodes by repeatedly creating a large number of molecular …

We have studied electron transport properties of unsubstituted oligo(phenylene ethynylene)
(OPE) (1) and nitro-substituted OPE (2) covalently bound to two gold electrodes. The …

Graphene has received widespread attention due to its unique electronic properties 1, 2, 3,
4, 5. Much of the research conducted so far has focused on electron mobility, which is …

Building an electronic device using individual molecules is one of the ultimate goals in
nanotechnology. To achieve this it will be necessary to measure, control and understand electron …

In the molecular electronics field it is highly desirable to engineer the structure of molecules
to achieve specific functions. In particular, diode (or rectification) behaviour in single …

The conductance of single alkanedithiols covalently bound to gold electrodes has been
studied by statistical analysis of repeatedly created molecular junctions. For each molecule, the …

The electromechanical properties of a single molecule covalently attached to two gold
electrodes are studied by simultaneously measuring the conductance and the force during the …