Transport through a Single Octanethiol Molecule

Kockmann, Daan and Poelsema, Bene and Zandvliet, Harold J.W. (2009) Transport through a Single Octanethiol Molecule. Nano Letters, 9 (3). pp. 1147-1151. ISSN 1530-6984

PDF
Restricted to UT campus only: Request a copy
1122Kb

Abstract:	Octanethiol molecules adsorbed on Pt chains are studied with scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy at 77 K. The head of the octanethiol binds to a Pt atom and the tail is lying flat down on the chain. Open-loop current time traces reveal that the molecule wags its tail and attaches to the scanning tunneling microscopy-tip resulting in a dramatic increase of the current. We measured a single molecule resistance of 100−150 MΩ.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2009 American Chemical Society
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials (PIN)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/73022
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl803767c
Export this item as:	BibTeX EndNote HTML Citation Reference Manager

Repository Staff Only: item control page

Metis ID: 257011