@article{20331,
  abstract     = {Here, we present a foundational investigation of charge transport through three BODIPY-based molecules using the scanning tunneling microscope–break junction (STM-BJ) technique. We demonstrate that molecular conductance through the BODIPY core can be measured by introducing aurophilic linkers at the 2,6-positions. By varying these linkers, we systematically modulate the frontier molecular orbital energies and fine-tune transport behavior. Our experimental results are supported by DFT-based calculations, which feature a new computationally efficient correction to standard PBE-level transmission predictions. Together, these findings establish the viability of BODIPY-based systems for molecular junction applications and lay the groundwork for future studies of their single-molecule optoelectronic properties.},
  author       = {York, Emma and Stone, Ilana and Shi, Wanzhuo and Roy, Xavier and Venkataraman, Latha},
  issn         = {1530-6992},
  journal      = {Nano Letters},
  number       = {36},
  pages        = {13697--13702},
  publisher    = {American Chemical Society},
  title        = {{Tuning conductance in BODIPY-based single-molecule junctions}},
  doi          = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03764},
  volume       = {25},
  year         = {2025},
}