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When Identification of the Reduction Sites in Mixed Molybdenum/ Tungsten Keggin-Type Polyoxometalate Hybrids Turns Out Tricky
The mixed molybdenum/tungsten Keggin-type polyoxometalate (POM) hybrid (TBA)4[PW9Mo2O39{Sn(C6H4I)}] (TBA = tert-butylammonium) has been prepared by the reaction between [α-PW9Mo2O39]7– and [Cl3Sn(C6H4I)] in dried acetonitrile, in the presence of tetra-n-butylammonium bromide. A further coupling reaction affords the ferrocenyl derivative (TBA)4[PW9Mo2O39{Sn(C6H4)C≡C(C6H4)Fc}]. The POM hybrids have been thoroughly characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopies. Electrochemical analysis confirms their… Read More
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Single-crystalline nanoribbon network field effect transistors from arbitrary two-dimensional materials
The last decade has seen a flurry of studies related to graphene nanoribbons owing to their potential applications in the quantum realm. However, little experimental work has been reported towards nanoribbons of other 2D materials. Here, we propose a universal approach to synthesize high-quality networks of nanoribbons from arbitrary 2D materials while maintaining high crystallinity,… Read More
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Elastic properties of moiré lattices in epitaxial two-dimensional materials
Unlike conventional two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor superlattices, moiré patterns in 2D materials are flexible and their electronic, magnetic, optical, and mechanical properties depend on their topography. Within a continuous+atomistic theory treating 2D materials as crystalline elastic membranes, we abandon the flat-membrane scenario usually assumed for these materials and address out-of-plane deformations. We confront our predictions to… Read More
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Photoredox Processes in the Aggregation and Gelation of Electron-Responsive Supramolecular Polymers Based on Viologen
Viologen-based ditopic bis-pyridinyl-triazole bidentate ligands self-assemble in the presence of palladium ions into supramolecular polymers whose structure is imposed by the directed formation of coordination bonds. Light-irradiation of these electron-responsive supramolecular materials triggers a photo-induced electron transfer yielding isolated π-radicals and dimers of radicals. The photoreduction events and the associated dimerization steps trigger a large-scale… Read More
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Nanofloating gate modulated synaptic organic light-emitting transistors for reconfigurable displays
The use of postsynaptic current to drive long-lasting luminescence holds a disruptive potential for harnessing the next-generation of smart displays. Multiresponsive long afterglow emission can be achieved by integrating light-emitting polymers in electric spiked transistors trigged by distinct presynaptic signals inputs. Here, we report a highly effective electric spiked long afterglow organic light-emitting transistor (LAOLET),… Read More
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Tracking the Interaction between a CO-Functionalized Probe and Two Ag-Phthalocyanine Conformers by Local Vertical Force Spectroscopy
Intentionally terminating scanning probes with a single atom or molecule belongs to a rapidly growing field in the quantum chemistry and physics at surfaces. However, the detailed understanding of the coupling between the probe and adsorbate is in its infancy. Here, an atomic force microscopy probe functionalized with a single CO molecule is approached with… Read More
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Redox-controlled conductance of polyoxometalate molecular junctions
We demonstrate the reversible in situ photoreduction of molecular junctions of a phosphomolybdate [PMo12O40]3− monolayer self-assembled on flat gold electrodes, connected by the tip of a conductive atomic force microscope. The conductance of the one electron reduced [PMo12O40]4− molecular junction is increased by ∼10, and this open-shell state is stable in the junction in air at room temperature. The… Read More
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Extraction of Chemical Reactivity and Structural Relaxations of an Organic Dye from the Short-Range Interaction with a Molecular Probe
A CO-functionalized atomic force microscope tip is used to locally probe local chemical reactivity and subtle structural relaxations of a single phthalocyanine molecule at different stages of pyrrolic-H abstraction. Spatially resolved vertical force spectroscopy unveils a variation of the maximum short–range attraction between CO and intramolecular sites, which is interpreted as a measure for the… Read More
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Encoding Information on the Excited State of a Molecular Spin Chain
The quantum states of nano-objects can drive electrical transport properties across lateral and local-probe junctions. This raises the prospect, in a solid-state device, of electrically encoding information at the quantum level using spin-flip excitations between electron spins. However, this electronic state has no defined magnetic orientation and is short-lived. Using a novel vertical nanojunction process,… Read More
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Combined spin filtering actions in hybrid magnetic junctions based on organic chains covalently attached to graphene
We present a bias-controlled spin-filtering mechanism in spin-valves including a hybrid organic chain/graphene interface. Wet growth conditions of oligomeric molecular chains would usually lead, during standard CMOS-compatible fabrication processes, to the quenching of spintronics properties of metallic spin sources due to oxidation. We demonstrate by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy that the use of a protective graphene… Read More
