Reactions in single-molecule junctions

H Chen, C Jia, X Zhu, C Yang, X Guo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Developing new materials is a long-standing goal that extends across the fields of synthesis,
catalysis, nanotechnology and materials science. Transforming one compound or material …

Single-molecule junction: A reliable platform for monitoring molecular physical and chemical processes

X Xie, P Li, Y Xu, L Zhou, Y Yan, L Xie, C Jia, X Guo - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Monitoring and manipulating the physical and chemical behavior of single molecules is an
important development direction of molecular electronics that aids in understanding the …

Essential features of weak current for excellent enhancement of NOx reduction over monoatomic V-based catalyst

D Zheng, K Liu, Z Zhang, Q Fu, M Bian, X Han… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Human society is facing increasingly serious problems of environmental pollution and
energy shortage, and up to now, achieving high NH3-SCR activity at ultra-low temperatures …

Electric-field mediated chemistry: uncovering and exploiting the potential of (oriented) electric fields to exert chemical catalysis and reaction control

S Shaik, D Danovich, J Joy, Z Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
This Perspective discusses oriented external-electric-fields (OEEF), and other electric-field
types, as “smart reagents”, which enable in principle control over wide-ranging aspects of …

High electric fields on water microdroplets catalyze spontaneous and fast reactions in halogen-bond complexes

C Zhu, LN Pham, X Yuan, H Ouyang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The use of external electric fields as green and efficient catalysts in synthetic chemistry has
recently received significant attention for their ability to deliver remarkable control of reaction …

Advances in single-molecule junctions as tools for chemical and biochemical analysis

EM Dief, PJ Low, I Díez-Pérez, N Darwish - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
The development of miniaturized electronics has led to the design and construction of
powerful experimental platforms capable of measuring electronic properties to the level of …

Harnessing the high interfacial electric fields on water microdroplets to accelerate Menshutkin reactions

Z Song, C Liang, K Gong, S Zhao, X Yuan… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Even though it is still an emerging field, the application of a high external electric field (EEF)
as a green and efficient catalyst in synthetic chemistry has recently received significant …

Cleavage of non-polar C(sp2)‒C(sp2) bonds in cycloparaphenylenes via electric field-catalyzed electrophilic aromatic substitution

J Lin, Y Lv, K Song, X Song, H Zang, P Du… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) is one of the most fundamental reactions in organic
chemistry. Using an oriented external electric field (OEEF) instead of traditional reagents to …

Molecular electronics: creating and bridging molecular junctions and promoting its commercialization

T Li, VK Bandari, OG Schmidt - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular electronics is driven by the dream of expanding Moore's law to the molecular level
for next‐generation electronics through incorporating individual or ensemble molecules into …

Catalytic cycle of formate dehydrogenase captured by single-molecule conductance

A Zhang, X Zhuang, J Liu, J Huang, L Lin, Y Tang… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the mechanisms and kinetics of enzymatic reactions is essential for studies
of life science and for bioengineering. Here the different reaction states in the catalytic cycle …