# Electrochemical Wiring of a Metal Nanofilament to Form a Molecular Junction

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2026-07-16T13:51:28.208941Z

## Updated at

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## Published at

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## First published url

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.6c00582

## Date published

2026-06-04

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2026-6-4

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## Title

- title: Electrochemical Wiring of a Metal Nanofilament to Form a Molecular Junction
  title_type: original
  lang: en

## Description

- description: Leveraging the functionalities of molecules in electronic devices seems
    promising for the development of next-generation technologies. However, wiring
    from the electrode to a molecular layer is challenging. Here, we introduce a method
    for connecting microscale metal electrodes to a molecular layer using an atomic
    switch that controls the formation and rupture of a metal nanofilament using a
    bias voltage. Specifically, a 1,4-benzeneditiol (BDT) molecular layer is embedded
    within an atomic switch. A bias sweep applied to the Ag electrode induces a transition
    between a high-conductive state (2 mG 0, where G 0 = 2e 2/h ) and a low-conductive
    state (35 µG 0). Both high and low-conductive states exhibit nonvolatile operation.
    Current–voltage analysis collaborated with the density functional theory simulation
    reveals that the Ag/BDT/Ag junction with about 20 molecules forms in the high
    conductive state. These results indicate that our method is effective for wiring
    between a microscale electrode and a nanoscale molecular layer.
  description_type: abstract
  lang: und

## Creator

- name: Sekito Nishimuro
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2766-3122
- name: Tohru Tsuruoka
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4322-4309
- name: Tatsuhiko Ohto
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-3800
- name: Koya Akashi
  role: author
- name: Tomoaki Nishino
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-5831
- name: Kazuya Terabe
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3988-3456
- name: Satoshi Kaneko
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0351-6681

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organization: American Chemical Society (ACS)

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## Keyword

- subject: molecular junction
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- subject: atomic switch
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- subject: self-assembled monolayer
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- identifier: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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## Journal

- title: The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  issn: '19487185'
  volume: '17'
  issue: '22'
  start_page: 6176
  end_page: 6182

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## Funding

- funder_name: Murata Science and Education Foundation
- identifier: 20K05445
  funder_name: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- identifier: 22H04974
  funder_name: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- identifier: 25K01740
  funder_name: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- funder_name: Yazaki Memorial Foundation for Science and Technology
- identifier: JPMJSP2180
  funder_name: Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation

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