Search Results - "van der Zant, Herre S. J."
-
1
Single-Molecule Spin Switch Based on Voltage-Triggered Distortion of the Coordination Sphere
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (02-11-2015)“…Here, we report on a new single‐molecule‐switching concept based on the coordination‐sphere‐dependent spin state of FeII species. The perpendicular arrangement…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Local Strain Engineering in Atomically Thin MoS2
Published in Nano letters (13-11-2013)“…Controlling the bandstructure through local-strain engineering is an exciting avenue for tailoring optoelectronic properties of materials at the nanoscale…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
Fast and Broadband Photoresponse of Few-Layer Black Phosphorus Field-Effect Transistors
Published in Nano letters (11-06-2014)“…Few-layer black phosphorus, a new elemental two-dimensional (2D) material recently isolated by mechanical exfoliation, is a high-mobility layered semiconductor…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Large and Tunable Photothermoelectric Effect in Single-Layer MoS2
Published in Nano letters (13-02-2013)“…We study the photoresponse of single-layer MoS2 field-effect transistors by scanning photocurrent microscopy. We find that, unlike in many other…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Tuning nonlinear damping in graphene nanoresonators by parametric–direct internal resonance
Published in Nature communications (17-02-2021)“…Mechanical sources of nonlinear damping play a central role in modern physics, from solid-state physics to thermodynamics. The microscopic theory of mechanical…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
Magnetic and electronic phase transitions probed by nanomechanical resonators
Published in Nature communications (01-06-2020)“…The reduced dimensionality of two-dimensional (2D) materials results in characteristic types of magnetically and electronically ordered phases. However, only…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Large Conductance Variations in a Mechanosensitive Single-Molecule Junction
Published in Nano letters (12-09-2018)“…An appealing feature of molecular electronics is the possibility of inducing changes in the orbital structure through external stimuli. This can provide…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
Electron-hole symmetry in a semiconducting carbon nanotube quantum dot
Published in Nature (27-05-2004)“…Optical and electronic phenomena in solids arise from the behaviour of electrons and holes (unoccupied states in a filled electron sea). Electron-hole symmetry…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
Massively parallel fabrication of crack-defined gold break junctions featuring sub-3 nm gaps for molecular devices
Published in Nature communications (24-08-2018)“…Break junctions provide tip-shaped contact electrodes that are fundamental components of nano and molecular electronics. However, the fabrication of break…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
Substitution Pattern Controlled Quantum Interference in [2.2]Paracyclophane-Based Single-Molecule Junctions
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (01-09-2021)“…Quantum interference (QI) of electron waves passing through a single-molecule junction provides a powerful means to influence its electrical properties. Here,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Quantum Transport through a Single Conjugated Rigid Molecule, a Mechanical Break Junction Study
Published in Accounts of chemical research (19-06-2018)“…Conspectus This Account provides an overview of our recent efforts to unravel charge transport characteristics of a metal–molecule–metal junction containing an…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
Mechanically controlled quantum interference in graphene break junctions
Published in Nature nanotechnology (01-12-2018)“…The ability to detect and distinguish quantum interference signatures is important for both fundamental research and for the realization of devices such as…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
Complete mapping of the thermoelectric properties of a single molecule
Published in Nature nanotechnology (01-04-2021)“…Theoretical studies suggest that mastering the thermocurrent through single molecules can lead to thermoelectric energy harvesters with unprecedentedly high…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
14
Stretching-Induced Conductance Increase in a Spin-Crossover Molecule
Published in Nano letters (10-08-2016)“…We investigate transport through mechanically triggered single-molecule switches that are based on the coordination sphere-dependent spin state of…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Franck–Condon Blockade in a Single-Molecule Transistor
Published in Nano letters (11-06-2014)“…We investigate vibron-assisted electron transport in single-molecule transistors containing an individual Fe4 Single-Molecule Magnet. We observe a strong…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
16
Robust Organic Radical Molecular Junctions Using Acetylene Terminated Groups for C–Au Bond Formation
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (07-02-2018)“…Organic paramagnetic and electroactive molecules are attracting interest as core components of molecular electronic and spintronic devices. Currently, further…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
Visualizing the Motion of Graphene Nanodrums
Published in Nano letters (13-04-2016)“…Membranes of suspended two-dimensional materials show a large variability in mechanical properties, in part due to static and dynamic wrinkles. As a…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
Room-Temperature Gating of Molecular Junctions Using Few-Layer Graphene Nanogap Electrodes
Published in Nano letters (09-11-2011)“…We report on a method to fabricate and measure gateable molecular junctions that are stable at room temperature. The devices are made by depositing molecules…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
Signatures of Quantum Interference Effects on Charge Transport Through a Single Benzene Ring
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (11-03-2013)“…Molecular electronics: Charge transport through a single benzene ring is studied using the mechanically controlled break‐junction technique. The low‐bias…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
20
A highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteria
Published in Nature communications (11-09-2019)“…Biological electron transport is classically thought to occur over nanometre distances, yet recent studies suggest that electrical currents can run along…”
Get full text
Journal Article