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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

Toward Practical Single-Molecule/Atom Switches.

Xiaona Xu, Chunyan Gao, Ramya Emusani, Chuancheng Jia, Dong Xiang

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Multiscale Manufacturing of Organic Electronic Materials.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  5. Redox-Induced Atomic Switch as Platform for Molecular Electronics Devices.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025
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  11. Simultaneous Ring-Opening and Dehydrogenation of Diarylethene Induced by Tunneling Electrons.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2025
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  14. Toward Practical Single-Molecule/Atom Switches.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xiaona XuInstitute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Chunyan GaoInstitute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Ramya EmusaniInstitute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Chuancheng JiaInstitute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300350, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1513-8497
Dong XiangInstitute of Modern Optics and Center of Single Molecule Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300350, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5632-6355

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2021YFA1200103National Natural Science Foundation of China 12174201National Natural Science Foundation of China 22273041National Natural Science Foundation of China 62205159National Natural Science Foundation of China 91950116Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin 19JCJQJC60900Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin 19JCZDJC31000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electronic switches have been considered to be one of the most important components of contemporary electronic circuits for processing and storing digital information. Fabricating functional devices with building blocks of atomic/molecular switches can greatly promote the minimization of the devices and meet the requirement of high integration. This review highlights key developments in the fabrication and application of molecular switching devices. This overview offers valuable insights into the switching mechanisms under various stimuli, emphasizing structural and energy state changes in the core molecules. Beyond the molecular switches, typical individual metal atomic switches are further introduced. A critical discussion of the main challenges for realizing and developing practical molecular/atomic switches is provided. These analyses and summaries will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the switch mechanisms, providing guidance for the rational design of functional nanoswitch devices toward practical applications.

Indexed as

atomic switchesmolecular devicesmolecular electronicsmolecular switches

Identifiers

PMID38810145
PMCPMC11304318

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