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Removing the Destructive Quantum Interference in Cross Conjugation System by Structural Restraint

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Understanding the quantum effect in the cross-conjugated system is of fundamental significance in molecular electronics. In this study, four molecules Xa-O, Xa, BP and BP-O were synthesized to investigate the destructive quantum interference(DQI) of a carbonyl bridge. The single-molecule conductance measured by the scanning tunneling microscope break junction(STM-BJ) technique demonstrates an increase in the conductance from molecule BP-O to molecule Xa-O as the cross-conjugated system is extended. Theoretical calculations show that the explicit DQI feature is presented in BP-O but absent in Xa-O, which indicates the removal of DQI in the restrained structures and results in the conductance enhancement in Xa-O.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.92061117), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB20000000), the Project of the Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China(No.2021ZR129) and the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China(No.2020J01110).

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  1. College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P. R. China

    Zi-You Pan

  2. State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China

    Kai Qu, Zi-You Pan, Jin-Yun Wang, Hao Zeng, Yu-Feng Sang, Qian-Chong Zhang & Zhong-Ning Chen

  3. Department of Pharmacy, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China

    Bochao Zhang

  4. School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China

    Kai Qu & Yu-Feng Sang

  5. Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, 350108, P. R. China

    Qian-Chong Zhang & Zhong-Ning Chen

  6. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China

    Kai Qu

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Qu, K., Pan, ZY., Wang, JY. et al. Removing the Destructive Quantum Interference in Cross Conjugation System by Structural Restraint. Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 39, 224–227 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40242-022-2136-4

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