Design and Control of Highly Conductive Single-Molecule Junctions: A Focus on the Metal-Molecule Interface - Softcover

Introduction.- Theoretical background.- Experimental concepts and techniques.- Design of the metal-molecule interaction at the benzene single-molecule junction.- Design of the interface structure of a single-molecule junction utilizing spherical endohedral Ce@C82 metallofullerenes.- Anchoring groups enclosed in the π-conjugated system in N2 molecules.- Controlling the electrical property of highly conductive pyrazine single-molecule junction.- General conclusions.