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Dithiocarbamate anchoring in molecular wire junctions: a first principles study.

Zhenyu Li1, Daniel S Kosov

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, USA.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B
|May 19, 2006
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Dithiocarbamate linkers can anchor molecular wires to gold electrodes, enhancing electrical conductance. This computational study shows stronger coupling and extended pi conjugation significantly boost conductivity, with potential for molecular electronics.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular electronics
  • Surface chemistry
  • Computational condensed matter physics

Background:

  • Dithiocarbamate self-assembly on gold surfaces has been experimentally realized.
  • Dithiocarbamate linkers offer a potential route to anchor molecular wires to gold electrodes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To computationally explore the electron transport properties of molecular junctions using dithiocarbamate linkers.
  • To investigate the effect of dithiocarbamate linkers on the electrical conductance of molecular wires.

Main Methods:

  • Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations.
  • Non-equilibrium Green's Functions (NEGF) formalism.
  • Computation of electron transport properties for various molecular junctions.

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Main Results:

  • Stronger molecule-electrode coupling due to dithiocarbamate linkers broadens transmission resonances near the Fermi energy.
  • Enhanced electrical conductance observed for 4,4'-bipyridinium-1,1'-bis(carbodithioate) (BPBC) due to extended pi conjugation.
  • A conductance enhancement factor as high as 25 at 1.0 V applied bias was calculated for BPBC.
  • Rectification behavior predicted for 4-(4'-pyridyl)-peridium-1-carbodithioate (BPC) due to asymmetric anchoring groups.

Conclusions:

  • Dithiocarbamate linkers effectively enhance electrical conductance in molecular junctions.
  • The findings support the use of dithiocarbamate linkers for developing molecular electronic devices.
  • Asymmetric dithiocarbamate linkers show potential for creating rectifying molecular wires.