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Anomalous Magnetoresistance beyond the Jullière Model for Spin Selectivity in Chiral Molecules

J. Phys. Chem. Lett.

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Anomalous Magnetoresistance beyond the Jullière Model for Spin Selectivity in Chiral Molecules
The issue of anomalous high magnetoresistance, beyond the Jullière model, observed in nonmagnetic electrode-chiral molecular-ferromagnetic electrode devices has puzzled the community for a long time. ...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Preprint: Stretching helical molecular springs: the peculiar evolution of electron transport in helicene junctions

arXiv
Tal, Pauly et al.

arxiv.org/abs/2511.20363
Stretching helical molecular springs: the peculiar evolution of electron transport in helicene junctions
Single-molecule junctions represent electromechanical systems at the edge of device miniaturization. Despite extensive studies on the interplay between mechanical manipulation and electron transport i...
arxiv.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Non-Markovian waiting-time distribution for electron transport through a vibrating molecular junction

J. Chem. Phys.

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Non-Markovian waiting-time distribution for electron transport through a vibrating molecular junction
A thorough understanding of electronic transport through molecular junctions in the presence of molecular vibrations is crucial for the technical progress of mo
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November 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Stretching helical molecular springs: the peculiar evolution of electron transport in helicene junctions

arxiv.org/abs/2511.20363
Stretching helical molecular springs: the peculiar evolution of electron transport in helicene junctions
Single-molecule junctions represent electromechanical systems at the edge of device miniaturization. Despite extensive studies on the interplay between mechanical manipulation and electron transport i...
arxiv.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Molecular electronic devices based on atomic manufacturing methods

Microsystems & Nanoengineering

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Molecular electronic devices based on atomic manufacturing methods - Microsystems & Nanoengineering
Microsystems & Nanoengineering - Molecular electronic devices based on atomic manufacturing methods
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November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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When Dihedral Angles Mask Denticity in Molecular Conductance

ChemPhysChem

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When Dihedral Angles Mask Denticity in Molecular Conductance
This study tests whether higher molecule–electrode denticity increases conductance in single-molecule junctions. Using nonequilibrium Green's function technique in conjunction with density functional...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Single-molecule quantum tunnelling sensors

Chem. Soc. Rev.

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Single-molecule quantum tunnelling sensors
Single-molecule sensors are pivotal tools for elucidating chemical and biological phenomena. Among these, quantum tunnelling sensors occupy a unique position, due to the exceptional sensitivity of tun...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Developing design guidelines for controlling charge transport in DNA

Nature Chemistry

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Developing design guidelines for controlling charge transport in DNA - Nature Chemistry
Charge transport in DNA is often described by either tunnelling or hopping, but recent results suggest that coherence is maintained over several bases. Now it is shown that nearest-neighbour interacti...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Chiral Nanohoops as an Efficient Spin Polarization System

Advanced Functional Materials

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Chiral Nanohoops as an Efficient Spin Polarization System
Chiral conjugated nanohoops with a central dibenzopentalene unit exhibit 90% spin polarization at low voltage and high conductivity. These properties make them ideal components in molecular spintroni...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Simulation of nonequilibrium heat conduction in benzene single-molecule junctions

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Transient Au–Cl adlayers modulate the surface chemistry of gold nanoparticles during redox reactions

Nature Chemistry

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Transient Au–Cl adlayers modulate the surface chemistry of gold nanoparticles during redox reactions - Nature Chemistry
Controlling nanoscale interfaces is key for ensuring stable plasmonic and catalytic function yet remains difficult to achieve under operando conditions. Now it has been shown that transient Au–Cl adla...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Atomistic insights into charge transfer mechanisms in DNA biosensors on CeO2(111)

Physica Scripta

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Aromatic Amide Foldamers Show Conformation-Dependent Electronic Properties

ChemPhysChem
Tanatani, Schroeder et al.

chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Aromatic Amide Foldamers Show Conformation‐Dependent Electronic Properties
Aromatic foldamers with a trans configuration show enhanced conductance compared to shorter foldamers with a cis configuration due to efficient through-bond electron tunneling.
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Stereoelectronic effects: From molecules to single-molecule devices

Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Jia, Wang & Guo

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Stereoelectronic effects: From molecules to single-molecule devices
Stereoelectronic effects, which couple molecular spatial configurations with electron distributions, serve as a fundamental mechanism for regulating t…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Dual-Function Single-Molecule Devices via Supramolecular Control of Quantum Interference

CCS Chemistry

www.chinesechemsoc.org/doi/10.31635...
Dual-Function Single-Molecule Devices via Supramolecular Control of Quantum Interference | CCS Chemistry
Developing multifunctional single-molecule devices is a crucial step toward constructing highly integrated molecular circuits. However, it remains challenging due to the difficulty in manipulating the...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Residual charge dependence of spin transport in chiral biomolecules

The Journal of Chemical Physics

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Residual charge dependence of spin transport in chiral biomolecules
Electron spin polarization in biomolecules has drawn significant attention as it embodies an unexplored mechanism for information propagation and electron trans
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November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Symmetry-Breaking in Carbon Nanohoops Enables Room-Temperature Ternary Single-Molecule Switching

Tan, Zang et al.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Symmetry‐Breaking in Carbon Nanohoops Enables Room‐Temperature Ternary Single‐Molecule Switching
Three pyrene-embedded nanohoops with distinct molecular symmetries were synthesized. Symmetry engineering discretizes the tunneling pathways, yielding three stable conductance states at room temperat...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Distinguishing quantum interference in metaconnected molecular systems

Li et al.
Phys. Rev. B

journals.aps.org/prb/abstract...
Distinguishing quantum interference in metaconnected molecular systems
Metaconnected benzene shows destructive quantum interference in charge transport. Whether metaconnection always indicates destructive quantum interference is not yet well understood. Herein, we compar...
journals.aps.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Unveiling Intermolecular Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Single-Molecule Junctions

Liu, Liu et al.
Chemistry - A European Journal

chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Unveiling Intermolecular Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Single‐Molecule Junctions
Scanning tunneling microscopy break junction (STM-BJ) enables the quantification of FLP formation through distinct conductance attenuation, establishing single-molecule conductance as an ultrasensiti....
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November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Room Temperature Spin‐Dependent Transport in 2D Hofmann‐Type Single‐Layer Network

Small

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Room Temperature Spin‐Dependent Transport in 2D Hofmann‐Type Single‐Layer Network
Room-temperature magnetoresistance effect in a 2D magnetic Hofmann-type network has been found using break junction scanning tunneling microscopy technique. A [Pt(CN)4Co]x system is grown on a gold s....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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High thermopower of monolayers and bilayers of C60 derivatives

Lambert and Ismael
PCCP

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High thermopower of monolayers and bilayers of C60 derivatives
We use density functional theory to study the thermoelectric properties of a gold-molecule-graphene molecular junction formed a fullerene monomer (denoted PTEG-1), comprising a fullerene derivative wi...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Symmetry-Breaking in Carbon Nanohoops Enables Room-Temperature Ternary Single-Molecule Switching

Angewandte

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Symmetry‐Breaking in Carbon Nanohoops Enables Room‐Temperature Ternary Single‐Molecule Switching
Three pyrene-embedded nanohoops with distinct molecular symmetries were synthesized. Symmetry engineering discretizes the tunneling pathways, yielding three stable conductance states at room temperat...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Curvature-Directed Selective C–C Bond Cleavage Driven by Electric Fields

Song, Wang, Cong, Zang et al.
JACS

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Curvature-Directed Selective C–C Bond Cleavage Driven by Electric Fields
Controlling chemical reactivity through molecular strain offers a compelling strategy for precision bond manipulation at the single-molecule level. Here, we show that spatially differentiated curvatur...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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From DFT to compact non-local model: Accurate and efficient Hückel-based simulation of molecular electronic devices

Gorbatsevich et al.
The Journal of Chemical Physics

pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
From DFT to compact non-local model: Accurate and efficient Hückel-based simulation of molecular electronic devices
The implementation of simple models similar to those used in semiconductor chip design can accelerate progress in molecular electronics. To elaborate a model of
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October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Light-driven molecular switching achieves 6-order magnitude conductance change in OPE dimers

Lambert, Ismael et a.
Nanoscale Advances

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Light-driven molecular switching achieves 6-order magnitude conductance change in OPE dimers
Functional molecular devices have garnered significant research interest over the past ten years due to their promising potential for applications in both non-volatile memory and novel computing archi...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM