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Molecular electronics stands for the ultimate size of functional elements, keeping up with an unstoppable trend over the past few decades. As a vital component of molecular electronics, single molecular junctions have attracted significant attention from research groups all over the world. Due to its pronounced superiority, the mechanically controllable break junctions (MCBJ) technique has been widely applied to characterize the dynamic performance of single molecular junctions. This review presents a system analysis for single-molecule junctions and offers an overview of four test-beds for single-molecule junctions, thus offering more insight into the mechanisms of electron transport. We mainly focus on the development of state-of-the-art mechanically controlled break junctions. The threeterminal gated MCBJ approaches are introduced to manipulate the electron transport of molecules, and MCBJs are combined with characterization techniques. Additionally, applications of MCBJs and remarkable properties of single molecules are addressed. Finally, the challenges and perspective for the mechanically controllable break junctions technique are provided.
Chapter 2 was originally published as Wang, L., Wang, L., Zhang, L. & Xiang, D. Top Curr Chem (Z)(2017) 375: 61. DOI 10.1007/s41061-017-0149-0.
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Wang, L., Wang, L., Zhang, L., Xiang, D. (2019). Advance of Mechanically Controllable Break Junction for Molecular Electronics. In: Guo, X. (eds) Molecular-Scale Electronics . Topics in Current Chemistry Collections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03305-7_2
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