Molecular junctions are building blocks for constructing future nanoelectronic devices that
enable the investigation of a broad range of electronic transport properties within nanoscale …

An analytical technique operating at the nanoscale must be flexible regarding variable
experimental conditions while ideally also being highly specific, extremely sensitive, and …

Molecular junctions, where single molecules are bound to metal or semiconductor
electrodes, represent a unique architecture to investigate molecules in a distinct …

Hybrid plasmonic nanostructures are built on plasmonic metalnanostructures surrounded by
catalytic metals or metal oxides. Recent studies have shown that hybrid plasmonic …

We investigate light-induced conductance enhancement in single-molecule junctions via
photon-assisted transport and hot-electron transport. Using 4, 4′-bipyridine bound to Au …

The progress of experimental techniques at the nanoscale in the last decade made optical
measurements in current-carrying nanojunctions a reality, thus indicating the emergence of …

Benefiting from the development of molecular electronics and molecular plasmonics, the
interplay of light and electronic transport in molecular junctions has attracted growing …

Nanostructured metals subject to local optical interrogation can generate open-circuit
photovoltages potentially useful for energy conversion and photodetection. We report a …

The sharp and intense Raman features associated with hexil azobenzenethiol self-
assembled monolayers on gold (111) make these molecules ideal probes for tip-enhanced …

We investigate the fluorescence from submonolayer rhodamine 6G molecules near gold
nanoparticles (NPs) at a well-controlled poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) interval …