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Bimetallic electrodes boost molecular junctions

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Deposition of a one-atom-thick layer of Ag or Cu on Au electrodes proves to be an effective strategy to tune the band alignment and conductivity of molecular junctions.

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Fig. 1: Illustration of the molecular level alignment in alkanedicarboxylic junctions as deduced from experiments with bare and Ag-covered gold electrodes.

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Frederiksen, T. Bimetallic electrodes boost molecular junctions. Nat. Mater. 20, 577–578 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-00928-1

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