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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The idea of using individual molecules as active electronic components provided
    the impetus to develop a variety of experimental platforms to probe their electronic
    transport properties. Among these, single-molecule junctions in a metal–molecule–metal
    motif have contributed significantly to our fundamental understanding of the principles
    required to realize molecular-scale electronic components from resistive wires
    to reversible switches. The success of these techniques and the growing interest
    of other disciplines in single-molecule-level characterization are prompting new
    approaches to investigate metal–molecule–metal junctions with multiple probes.
    Going beyond electronic transport characterization, these new studies are highlighting
    both the fundamental and applied aspects of mechanical, optical and thermoelectric
    properties at the atomic and molecular scales. Furthermore, experimental demonstrations
    of quantum interference and manipulation of electronic and nuclear spins in single-molecule
    circuits are heralding new device concepts with no classical analogues. In this
    Review, we present the emerging methods being used to interrogate multiple properties
    in single molecule-based devices, detail how these measurements have advanced
    our understanding of the structure–function relationships in molecular junctions,
    and discuss the potential for future research and applications.
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article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Sriharsha V.
  full_name: Aradhya, Sriharsha V.
  last_name: Aradhya
- first_name: Latha
  full_name: Venkataraman, Latha
  id: 9ebb78a5-cc0d-11ee-8322-fae086a32caf
  last_name: Venkataraman
  orcid: 0000-0002-6957-6089
citation:
  ama: Aradhya SV, Venkataraman L. Single-molecule junctions beyond electronic transport.
    <i>Nature Nanotechnology</i>. 2013;8(6):399-410. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.91">10.1038/nnano.2013.91</a>
  apa: Aradhya, S. V., &#38; Venkataraman, L. (2013). Single-molecule junctions beyond
    electronic transport. <i>Nature Nanotechnology</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.91">https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.91</a>
  chicago: Aradhya, Sriharsha V., and Latha Venkataraman. “Single-Molecule Junctions
    beyond Electronic Transport.” <i>Nature Nanotechnology</i>. Springer Nature, 2013.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.91">https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.91</a>.
  ieee: S. V. Aradhya and L. Venkataraman, “Single-molecule junctions beyond electronic
    transport,” <i>Nature Nanotechnology</i>, vol. 8, no. 6. Springer Nature, pp.
    399–410, 2013.
  ista: Aradhya SV, Venkataraman L. 2013. Single-molecule junctions beyond electronic
    transport. Nature Nanotechnology. 8(6), 399–410.
  mla: Aradhya, Sriharsha V., and Latha Venkataraman. “Single-Molecule Junctions beyond
    Electronic Transport.” <i>Nature Nanotechnology</i>, vol. 8, no. 6, Springer Nature,
    2013, pp. 399–410, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.91">10.1038/nnano.2013.91</a>.
  short: S.V. Aradhya, L. Venkataraman, Nature Nanotechnology 8 (2013) 399–410.
date_created: 2024-09-09T11:35:13Z
date_published: 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-01-03T08:10:06Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1038/nnano.2013.91
extern: '1'
external_id:
  pmid:
  - '23736215'
intvolume: '         8'
issue: '6'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '06'
oa_version: None
page: 399-410
pmid: 1
publication: Nature Nanotechnology
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1748-3395
  issn:
  - 1748-3387
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Nature
quality_controlled: '1'
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status: public
title: Single-molecule junctions beyond electronic transport
type: journal_article
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