Electrochemical Control of Electron Transport in Single Redox Molecules

化学系分析与表面化学（ASC）项目将资助美国亚利桑那州立大学陶农建教授的研究项目。陶教授和他的学生将开发新的方法来测量和控制单分子水平上的电子传递特性。为了实现这一目标，他们将制造双功能单分子共价附着在两个电极之间并连接在一起的系统。这将能够测量两个电极之间单个分子的电子传输特性，作为它们氧化还原状态的函数。这项具有挑战性的研究可能会导致革命性的分子纳米电子器件的发展。它也将增加我们对纳米级电化学反应的理解。陶教授的研究将为学生和博士后研究人员提供良好的培训机会，在一个高度跨学科的前沿科学研究领域。

The Analytical and Surface Chemistry (ASC) program of the Division of Chemistry will support the research program of Prof. Nongjian Tao of Arizona State University. Prof. Tao and his students will develop new methods to measure and control electron transport properties at the single molecule level. To realize this goal they will fabricate systems where bifunctional single molecules are covalently attached to and connect between two electrodes. This will enable the measurement of electron transport properties of individual molecules between the two electrodes as a function of their REDOX state. This challenging study is likely to lead to the development of revolutionized molecular nanoelectronic devices. It will also increase our understanding of electrochemical reactions at the nano scale. The research of Prof. Tao will provide excellent training opportunities for students and postdoctoral research associates in a highly multidisciplinary area at the forefront of scientific research.