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    Chemically and Mechanically Controlled Single-Molecule Switches Using Spiropyrans

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    Authors
    Walkey, M.C.
    Peiris, Chandramalika
    Ciampi, Simone
    C. Aragonès, A.
    Domínguez-Espíndola, Ruth
    Jago, D.
    Pulbrook, T.
    Skelton, B.W.
    Sobolev, A.N.
    Díez Pérez, I.
    Piggott, M.J.
    Koutsantonis, G.A.
    Darwish, Nadim
    Date
    2019
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Walkey, M.C. and Peiris, C.R. and Ciampi, S. and C. Aragonès, A. and Domínguez-Espíndola, R.B. and Jago, D. and Pulbrook, T. et al. 2019. Chemically and Mechanically Controlled Single-Molecule Switches Using Spiropyrans. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 11 (40): pp. 36886-36894.
    Source Title
    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
    DOI
    10.1021/acsami.9b11044
    ISSN
    1944-8244
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    School
    School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160101101
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160100732
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190100735
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104117
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    This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, copyright © American Chemical Society, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b11044.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93927
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Developing molecular circuits that can function as the active components in electrical devices is an ongoing challenge in molecular electronics. It demands mechanical stability of the single-molecule circuit while simultaneously being responsive to external stimuli mimicking the operation of conventional electronic components. Here, we report single-molecule circuits based on spiropyran derivatives that respond electrically to chemical and mechanical stimuli. The merocyanine that results from the protonation/ring-opening of the spiropyran form showed single-molecule diode characteristics, with an average current rectification ratio of 5 at ±1 V, favoring the orientation where the positively charged end of the molecule is attached to the negative terminal of the circuit. Mechanical pulling of a single spiropyran molecule drives a switch to a more conducting merocyanine state. The mechanical switching is enabled by the strong Au-C covalent bonding between the molecule and the electrodes, which allows the tensile force delivered by the STM piezo to break the molecule at its spiropyran C-O bond.

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