Origin of the electron transport properties of aromatic and antiaromatic single molecule circuits

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Arasu, Narendra P. - Vázquez, Héctor
Origin of the electron transport properties of aromatic and antiaromatic single molecule circuits.
ChemPhysChem. Roč. 22, č. 9 (2021), s. 864-869. ISSN 1439-4235. E-ISSN 1439-7641
Grant CEP: GA ČR GA19-23702S
Výzkumná infrastruktura: e-INFRA CZ - 90140
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68378271
Klíčová slova: molecular electronics * electron transport * electronic structure * aromaticity * density functional calculations
Obor OECD: Physical chemistry
Impakt faktor: 3.520, rok: 2021
Způsob publikování: Omezený přístup
https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202100010

Antiaromatic molecules have been predicted to exhibit increased electron transport properties when placed between two nanoelectrodes compared to their aromatic analogues. While some studies have demonstrated this relationship, others have found no substantial increase. We use atomistic simulations to establish a general relationship between the electronic spectra of aromatic, antiaromatic, and quinoidal molecules and illustrate its implications for electron transport. We compare the electronic properties of a series of aromatic-antiaromatic counterparts and show that antiaromaticity effectively p-dopes the aromatic electronic spectra…. We demonstrate how the relative conductance of aromatic-antiaromatic pairs can be tuned and even reversed through the choice of chemical linker groups. Our work provides a general picture relating connectivity, (anti)aromaticity, and quantum interference and establishes new design rules for single molecule circuits.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0325146