Optical probes of molecules as nano-mechanical switches

The development of molecular electronics at single molecule level calls for new tools beyond electrical characterisation. Kos et al. show an optical probe of molecular junctions in a plasmonic nanocavity geometry, which supports in situ interrogation of molecular configurations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dean Kos, Giuliana Di Martino, Alexandra Boehmke, Bart de Nijs, Dénes Berta, Tamás Földes, Sara Sangtarash, Edina Rosta, Hatef Sadeghi, Jeremy J. Baumberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19703-y