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Non-covalent interaction-based molecular electronics with graphene electrodes

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Recent years have witnessed the fabrication of various non-covalent interaction-based molecular electronic devices. In the non-covalent interaction-based molecular devices, the strength of the interfacial coupling between molecule and electrode is weakened compared to that of the covalent interaction-based molecular devices, which provides wide applications in fabricating versatile molecular devices. In this review, we start with the methods capable of fabricating graphene-based nanogaps, and the following routes to construct non-covalent interaction-based molecular junctions with graphene electrodes. Then we give an introduction to the reported non-covalent interaction-based molecular devices with graphene electrodes equipped with different electrical functions. Moreover, we summarize the recent progress in the design and fabrication of new-type molecular devices based on graphene and graphene-like two-dimensional (2D) materials. The review ends with a prospect on the challenges and opportunities of non-covalent interaction-based molecular electronics in the near future.

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The authors acknowledge the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21973079 and 22032004), the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2017YFA0204902), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Xiamen University: No. 20720190002).

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Zhao, S., Chen, H., Qian, Q. et al. Non-covalent interaction-based molecular electronics with graphene electrodes. Nano Res. 16, 5436–5446 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3687-2

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