Latha Venkataraman

Publications

Preprints

  1. P. Makk, D. Tomaszewski, J. Martinek, Z. Balogh, Sz. Csonka, M. Wawrzyniak, M. Frei, L. Venkataraman, A. Halbritter, 'Correlation Analysis of Atomic and Single-Molecule Junction Conductance', Submitted
  2. S. V. Aradhya, J. S. Meisner, M. Krikorian, S. Ahn, R. Parameswaran, M. L. Steigerwald, C. Nuckolls, L. Venkataraman, 'Dissecting Contact Mechanics from Conductance Pathways in Single-Molecule Junctions of Stilbene Derivatives', Submitted
  3. M. Frei, S. V. Aradhya, M. S. Hybertsen, L. Venkataraman, 'Linker Dependent Bond Rupture Force Measurements in Single-Molecule Junctions', Submitted
  4. R. Klausen, J. R. Widawsky, M. L. Steigerwald, L. Venkataraman, C. Nuckolls, 'Conductive Molecular Silicon', Submitted

2012

 

  1. J.R. Widawsky, P. Darancet, J.B. Neaton, L. Venkataraman, 'Simultaneous Determination of Conductance and Thermopower of Single Molecule Junctions', Nano Letters 12, 354−358, (2012) Link PDF.

2011

 

  1. W. Chen, J. R. Widawsky, H. Vázquez, S. T. Schneebeli, M. S. Hybertsen, R. Breslow, L. Venkataraman, 'Highly Conducting Pi-Conjugated Molecular Junctions Covalently Bonded to Gold Electrodes', J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 17160–17163 (2011) Link PDF (See also highlight in C&EN, October 2011. Link)
  2. M.Kamenetska, M. Dell’Angela, J.R. Widawsky, G. Kladnik, A.Verdini, A. Cossaro, D. Cvetko, A. Morgante, L. Venkataraman, 'Structure and Energy Level Alignment of Tetramethyl Benzenediamine on Au(111)', J. Phys. Chem. C, 111, 12625-12630, (2011) Link PDF.
  3. Z-L Cheng, R. Skouta, H. Vazquez, J. R. Widawsky, S. Schneebeli, W. Chen, M.S.Hybertsen, R.Breslow, L.Venkataraman, 'In situ Formation of Highly Conducting Au-C Contacts for Single Molecule Junctions', Nature Nanotechnology 6, 353-357, (2011) Link PDF.
  4. B. M. Boardman, J.R. Widawsky, Y.S. Park, L. Venkataraman, M.L.
    Steigerwald and C. Nuckolls, 'Conductance of Single-Cobalt Chalcogenide Cluster Junctions', J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 8455–8457, (2011) Link PDF
  5. V. Fatemi, M. Kamenetska, J.B. Neaton, L. Venkataraman, 'Environmental Control of Single-Molecule Junction Transport', Nano Letters, 11, 1988-1992, (2011) Link PDF. Featured in NanoTechWeb.org Link.
  6. J.S. Meisner, M. Kamenetska, M. Krikorian, M. L. Steigerwald, L. Venkataraman, C. Nuckolls, 'A Single-Molecule Potentiometer', Nano Letters, 11, 1575-1579 (2011) Link PDF (See also highlight in C&EN, March 2011. Link)
  7. M. Frei, S.V. Aradhya, M. Koentopp, M.S. Hybertsen, L. Venkataraman, 'Mechanics and Chemistry: Single Molecule Bond Rupture Forces Correlate with Molecular Backbone Structure', Nano Letters, 11, 1518-1523 (2011) Link PDF Featured in NanoTechWeb.org Link.
  8. S. Schneebeli, M. Kamenetska, Z. Cheng, R. Skouta, R.A. Friesner, L. Venkataraman, R. Breslow, 'Single molecule conductance through multiple π-π stacked benzene rings determined with direct electrode to benzene ring connections', (COVER) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133, 2136–2139 (2011) Link PDF (See also Research Highlights in Nature Materials, March 2011. Link)

2010

 

  1. S. Schneebeli, M. Kamenetska, F. Foss, H. Vazquez, R. Skouta, M.S. Hybertsen, L. Venkataraman, R. Breslow, 'The Electrical Properties of Biphenylenes', Organic Letters, 12, 4114-4117 (2010). Link PDF
  2. M. Dell’Angela, G. Kladnik, A. Cossaro, A. Verdini, M. Kamenetska, I. Tamblyn, S. Y. Quek, J. B. Neaton, D. Cvetko, A. Morgante, and L. Venkataraman, 'Relating Energy Level Alignment and Amine-Linked Single Molecule Junction Conductance', Nano Letters, 10, 2470-2474 (2010). Link PDF
  3. R. Parameswaran, J. R. Widawsky, H. Vazquez, Y. S. Park, B. M. Boardman, C. Nuckolls,M. L. Steigerwald, M. S. Hybertsen, and L. Venkataraman,'Reliable Formation of Single Molecule Junctions with Air-Stable Diphenylphosphine Linkers', J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 1, 2114-2119 (2010). Link PDF
  4. M. Kamenetska, Su Ying Quek, A. C. Whalley, M. L. Steigerwald, H.J. Choi, Steven G. Louie, C. Nuckolls, M.S. Hybertsen, J. B. Neaton, L. Venkataraman, 'Conductance and Geometry of Pyridine-Linked Single Molecule Junctions', J. Am. Chem. Soc, 132, 6817–6821 (2010). Link PDF

2009

 

  1. J. R. Widawsky, M. Kamenetska, J. Klare, C. Nuckolls, M.L. Steigerwald, M.S.
    Hybertsen , L. Venkataraman, ‘Electronic Transport Across Single Molecular Wire Junctions: Voltage Dependence of Conductance’, Nanotechnology, vol 20, 434009 (2009). Link PDF
  2. Y. S. Park, J. R. Widawsky, M. Kamenetska, M. L. Steigerwald, M.S. Hybertsen, C. Nuckolls, L. Venkataraman, ‘Frustrated Rotations in Single Molecule Junctions', J. Am. Chem. Soc, 131, 10820-10821 (2009). Link PDF
  3. Su Ying Quek, Maria Kamenetska, Michael L. Steigerwald, Hyoung Joon
    Choi, Steven G. Louie, Mark S. Hybertsen, J. B. Neaton, L. Venkataraman, 'Mechanically-Controlled Binary Conductance Switching of a Single-Molecule
    Junction    ', Nature Nanotechnology,vol 4, 230 (2009). Link PDF Featured in NanotechWeb.org Link.
  4. M. Kamenetska, M. Koentopp, A. C. Whalley, Y. S. Park, M. L.
    Steigerwald, C. Nuckolls, M. S. Hybertsen, and L. Venkataraman, 'Formation and Evolution of Single Molecule Junctions', Physical Review Letters, 102, 126803 (2009). Link PDF

2008

 

  1. L. Venkataraman, 'Benzene provides the missing link in molecular junctions', Invited Physics Viewpoint, 2008, 1, 5. Link
  2. M. S. Hybertsen, L. Venkataraman, J. E. Klare, A. C. Whalley, M. L. Steigerwald and C. Nuckolls, 'Amine-Linked Single Molecule Circuits: Systematic Trends across Molecular Families', J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 374115 (2008). Link PDF
  3. L. Venkataraman, 'Molecular Junctions: Seeing is Believing', Invited News and Views, Nature Nanotechnology, 2008, 3, 187-188. Link

2007

 

  1. Y. S. Park, A. C. Whalley, M. Kamenetska, M.L. Steigerwald, M. S. Hybertsen, C. Nuckolls, L. Venkataraman, 'Contact Chemistry and Single-Molecule Conductance: A Comparison of Phosphines, Methyl Sulfides, and Amines' J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 15768-15769, 2007. Link PDF(See also Research Highlights in Nature Nanotechnology, December, 2007. Link)
  2. Jordan R. Quinn, Frank W. Foss Jr., L. Venkataraman and Ronald Breslow, 'Oxidation Potentials Correlate with Conductivities of Aromatic Molecular Wires' J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 12376-12377, 2007. Link PDF
  3. D. Millar, L. Venkataraman and L. H. Doerrer, 'Efficacy of Au-Au Contacts for Molecular Conductance Measurement', J. Phys. Chem. C., 111, 17635-17639, 2007. Link PDF
  4. S. Y. Quek, J. B. Neaton, M. S. Hybertsen, L. Venkataraman, C. H. Choi, S. G. Louie, 'Amine-Gold Linked Single-Molecule Circuits: Experiment and Theory, Nano Letters, vol. 7, pp. 3477-3482, 2007. Link PDF
  5. J. R. Quinn, F. Foss, L. Venkataraman, M. S. Hybertsen, R. Breslow, 'Single-Molecule Junction Conductance through Diaminoacene', J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, (21), 6714-6715, 2007. Link PDF
  6. L. Venkataraman, Y. S. Park, A. C. Whalley, C. Nuckolls, M. S. Hybertsen, and M. L. Steigerwald, 'Electronics and Chemistry: Varying Single Molecule Junction Conductance with Chemical Substituent', Nano Letters, Vol 7, p502-506, 2007. Link PDF

2006

 

  1. L. Venkataraman, J.E. Klare, C. Nuckolls, M.S. Hybertsen and M. L. Steigerwald, 'Dependence of Single Molecule Junction Conductance on Molecular Conformation', Nature, vol. 442, p904-907, 2006. Link PDF (See also Research Highlights in Nature Nanotechnology, August, 2006. Link)
  2. L. Venkataraman, J.E. Klare, I.W. Tam, C. Nuckolls, M.S Hybertsen and M. Steigerwald, 'Single-Molecule Circuits with Well-Defined Molecular Conductance', Nano Letters, vol. 6, pp. 458-462, 2006. Link PDF
  3. L. Venkataraman, Yeon Suk Hong, and P. Kim, 'Electron Transport in a Multi-Channel One-Dimensional Conductor: Molybdenum Selenide Nanowires' Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 076601 (2006). Link PDF
  4. J. Ulrich, D. Esrail, W. Pontius, L. Venkataraman, D. Millar, and L. H. Doerrer, 'Variability of Conductance in Molecular Junctions', J. Phys. Chem B, vol 110, p 2462-2466, 2006. Link PDF

Pre-COlumbia Publications

 

  1. L. Venkataraman, C. M. Lieber, 'Molybdenum Selenide Molecular Wires as One Dimensional Conductors', Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 5334-5337 (1999).
  2. F. Silvera, J. Bonalde, T. M. Brill, K. Penanen, L. Venkataraman, 'Experiments Designed to Achieve BEC in Spin-Polarized Hydrogen', Condensed Matter Theories, Vol. 12, edited by J. W. Clark and P. V. Panat (Nova Science Publishers, NY, 1997.)
  3. M. F. Chang, L. Venkataraman, I. F. Silvera, 'Monte Carlo Simulation of Energy Dissipation of Recombining Hydrogen in a Maze', J. Low Temp. Phys., 101, 739, 1995.
  4. R. A. Jishi, L. Venkataraman, M.S. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, 'Symmetry Properties of Chiral Carbon Nanotubules', Phys. Rev. B 51, 11176, 1995.
  5. R. A. Jishi, L. Venkataraman, M.S. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, 'Phonon Modes in Carbon Nanotubules', Chem. Phys. Lett., 209, 77, 1993.