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ArticleChemical science2022

Mechanical compression in cofacial porphyrin cyclophane pincers.

Chunwei Hsu, Werner M Schosser, Patrick Zwick, Diana Dulić, Marcel Mayor, Fabian Pauly, Herre S J van der Zant

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Article in Chemical science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Chunwei HsuKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology Lorentzweg 1 Delft 2628 CJ The Netherlands h.s.j.vanderzant@tudelft.nl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3241-9987
Werner M SchosserInstitute of Physics, University of Augsburg 86135 Augsburg Germany fabian.pauly@uni-a.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7822-9409
Patrick ZwickDepartment of Chemistry, University of Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19 4056 Basel Switzerland marcel.mayor@unibas.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2053-1768
Diana DulićDepartment of Physics, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile Avenida Blanco Encalada 2008 Santiago 8330015 Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8302-5507
Marcel MayorDepartment of Chemistry, University of Basel St. Johanns-Ring 19 4056 Basel Switzerland marcel.mayor@unibas.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8094-7813
Fabian PaulyInstitute of Physics, University of Augsburg 86135 Augsburg Germany fabian.pauly@uni-a.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8017-2379
Herre S J van der ZantKavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology Lorentzweg 1 Delft 2628 CJ The Netherlands h.s.j.vanderzant@tudelft.nl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5385-0282

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Abstract

Intra- and intermolecular interactions are dominating chemical processes, and their concerted interplay enables complex nonequilibrium states like life. While the responsible basic forces are typically investigated spectroscopically, a conductance measurement to probe and control these interactions in a single molecule far out of equilibrium is reported here. Specifically, by separating macroscopic metal electrodes, two π-conjugated, bridge-connected porphyrin decks are peeled off on one side, but compressed on the other side due to the covalent mechanical fixation. We observe that the conductance response shows an exceptional exponential rise by two orders of magnitude in individual breaking events during the stretching. Theoretical studies atomistically explain the measured conductance behavior by a mechanically activated increase in through-bond transport and a simultaneous strengthening of through-space coupling. Our results not only reveal the various interacting intramolecular transport channels in a molecular set of levers, but also the molecules' potential to serve as molecular electro-mechanical sensors and switches.

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