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Structural Memory Effects in Gold-4,4'-Bipyridine-Gold Single-Molecule Nanowires.

ABSTRACT: We study the vulnerability of single-molecule nanowires against a temporary disconnection of the junction. To this end, we compare the room and low-temperature junction formation trajectories along the opening and closing of gold-4,4'-bipyridine-gold single-molecule nanowires. In the low-temperature measurements, the cross-correlations between the opening and subsequent closing conductance traces demonstrate a strong structural memory effect: around half of the molecular opening traces exhibit similar, statistically dependent molecular features as the junction is closed again. This means that the junction stays rigid and the molecule remains protruding from one electrode even after the rupture of the junction, and therefore, the same single-molecule junction can be reestablished if the electrodes are closed again. In the room-temperature measurements, however, weak opening-closing correlations are found, indicating a significant rearrangement of the junction after the rupture and the related loss of structural memory effects.

SUBMITTER: Magyarkuti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8023710 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural Memory Effects in Gold-4,4'-Bipyridine-Gold Single-Molecule Nanowires.

Magyarkuti A A   Balogh Z Z   Mezei G G   Halbritter A A  

The journal of physical chemistry letters 20210211 7

We study the vulnerability of single-molecule nanowires against a temporary disconnection of the junction. To this end, we compare the room and low-temperature junction formation trajectories along the opening and closing of gold-4,4'-bipyridine-gold single-molecule nanowires. In the low-temperature measurements, the cross-correlations between the opening and subsequent closing conductance traces demonstrate a strong structural memory effect: around half of the molecular opening traces exhibit s  ...[more]

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