Precise Probing of Interfaces at the Single-Molecule Scale
Enyu Zhang, Zhiping Chen, Shuai Wang, Cong Zhao, Hongyu Ju, Yingze Sun, Chuancheng Jia · 2026
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Enyu Zhang and co-authors review how single-molecule electrical measurements probe the hidden life of interfaces, in a 2026 paper. What a material does often depends on events at its surfaces. Standard tools average over countless molecules and blur those events. Single-molecule junctions instead turn each event into a conductance blip. That signal can be read with fine time resolution.
The review catalogs what such probes have revealed. Bonding motifs, molecular shapes, and electronic coupling all leave fingerprints. Chemical reactions at interfaces can be watched in real time. The method suits catalysts, sensors, and molecular electronics. Chemists gain a lens with single-event clarity. The authors also chart what the technique cannot yet do.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Enyu Zhang, Zhiping Chen, Shuai Wang, Cong Zhao, Hongyu Ju, Yingze Sun, Chuancheng Jia |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 71 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |