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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - Conjugated molecules with diradical character have emerged as promising building
    blocks for high-conductance single-molecule electronics because of their behavior
    as 1D topological insulators. However, the impact of antiaromaticity on these
    radical-based edge states has not been explored. Here, we introduce thiophene-based
    molecular wires that exhibit intrinsic diradical character in their ground state
    under ambient conditions and systematically investigate how their conductance
    responds to changes in aromaticity upon the oxidation of fluorene-based flanking
    moieties. Using scanning tunneling microscopy-based break junction (STM-BJ) techniques,
    we show that the conductance increases with molecular length in the neutral state,
    supporting one-dimensional topological behavior. We further examine the effect
    of oxidation on conductance through three complementary methods, revealing substantial
    conductance enhancements that we attribute to an increase in the antiaromatic
    character of the wires. Together, these findings establish a rational design strategy
    for highly conducting, electrochemically switchable molecular junctions, with
    implications for single-molecule electronics.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Woojung
      foaf_name: Lee, Woojung
      foaf_surname: Lee
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Wanzhuo
      foaf_name: Shi, Wanzhuo
      foaf_surname: Shi
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=a3010425-87c8-11f0-8106-bec32bea74da
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Junho
      foaf_name: Kwon, Junho
      foaf_surname: Kwon
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Jonathan
      foaf_name: Low, Jonathan
      foaf_surname: Low
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Sujun
      foaf_name: Wei, Sujun
      foaf_surname: Wei
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Xiaodong
      foaf_name: Yin, Xiaodong
      foaf_surname: Yin
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Luis M.
      foaf_name: Campos, Luis M.
      foaf_surname: Campos
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Latha
      foaf_name: Venkataraman, Latha
      foaf_surname: Venkataraman
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=9ebb78a5-cc0d-11ee-8322-fae086a32caf
    orcid: 0000-0002-6957-6089
  bibo_doi: 10.1021/jacs.6c15721
  bibo_issue: '37'
  bibo_volume: 148
  dct_date: 2026^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/0002-7863
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1520-5126
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: American Chemical Society@
  dct_title: Redox-driven antiaromaticity enables multistate conductancein 1D topological
    insulators@
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