Probing Lewis acid-base interactions in single-molecule junctions

Nanoscale. 2018 Oct 4;10(38):18131-18134. doi: 10.1039/c8nr06562d.

Abstract

A novel strategy to regulate the tunneling mechanism for charge transport through an organoborane wire via Lewis acid-base interactions has been developed. A change from LUMO- to HOMO-dominated charge transport upon the addition of the fluoride is verified both experimentally and theoretically.