Fano Resonance in Single‐Molecule Junctions

• DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210097
• Publication Date: 2022-08-18T18:55:05Z
• Authors: Yan Zheng; Ping Duan; Yu Zhou; Chuan Li; Dahai Zhou; Yaping Wang; Li‐Chuan Chen; Zhiyu Zhu; Xiaohui Li; Jie Bai; Kai Qu; Tengyang Gao; Jia Shi; Junyang Liu; Qian‐Chong Zhang; Zhong‐Ning Chen; Wenjing Hong
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

AbstractThe Fano resonance in single‐molecule junctions could be created by interaction with discrete and continuous molecular orbitals and enables effective electron transport modulation between constructive and destructive interference within a small energy range. However, direct observation of Fano resonance remains unexplored because of the disappearance of discrete orbitals by molecule‐electrode coupling. We demonstrated the room‐temperature observation of Fano resonance from electrochemical gated single‐molecule conductance and current–voltage measurements of a para‐carbazole anion junction. Theoretical calculations reveal that the negative charge on the nitrogen atom induces a localized HOMO on the molecular center, creating Fano resonance by interfering with the delocalized LUMO on the molecular backbone. Our findings demonstrate that the Fano resonance in electron transport through single‐molecule junctions opens pathways for designs of interference‐based electronic devices.