Tuning conductance in BODIPY-based single-molecule junctions York, Emma Stone, Ilana Shi, Wanzhuo Roy, Xavier Venkataraman, Latha ; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6957-6089 ddc:540 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. American Chemical Society 2025 info:eu-repo/semantics/article doc-type:article article http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/record/20331 https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/download/20331/20910 York E, Stone I, Shi W, Roy X, Venkataraman L. Tuning conductance in BODIPY-based single-molecule junctions. <i>Nano Letters</i>. 2025;25(36):13697-13702. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03764">10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03764</a> eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03764 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1530-6984 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/e-issn/1530-6992 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/001557017200001 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/40855728 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess