PUBLICATIONS
* corresponding author(s), † co-first authors (equal contribution)
Pre-Prints
37. Isotropically conducting tetraaryl osmium(IV), silane, and methane molecular wire junctions
L. Zagami, C. Avedian, M. Sharma, A. Fraire, C. Olivar, T. M. Czyszczon-Burton, S. Yergeshbayeva, D. Hernangómez-Pérez,* and M. S. Inkpen,* [ChemRxiv]
Publications
34. Template-stripped substrates with solvent-impermeable metal thin films
C. Avedian, C. D. M. Trang, and M. S. Inkpen,* ACS Nanoscience Au, 2025, 5, 269 [article]
25. Themed collection on molecular scale electronics
T. A. Su,* M, S. Inkpen,* and H. Li,* J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 7830 (editorial) [article]
24. Methyldisulfide groups enable the direct connection of air-stable metal bis(terpyridine) complexes to gold surfaces
C. D. M. Trang, T. Saal, and M. S. Inkpen,* Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 7836 [article] [ChemRxiv]
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From the themed collection: Spotlight Collection: Inorganic Molecular Electronics
Publications Prior to USC
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
21. Controlling quantum interference patterns in redox-active rings
L. E. Wilson,† T. T. C. Yue,† M. S. Inkpen, I. Grace, A. J. P. White, C. Lambert,* T. Albrecht,* and N. J. Long,* J. Organomet. Chem., 2024, 1022, 123368 [article]
20. Photooxidation driven formation of Fe-Au linked ferrocene-based single-molecule junctions
W. Lee, L. Li, M. Camarasa-Gómez, D. Hernangómez-Pérez, X. Roy, F. Evers,* M. S. Inkpen,* and L. Venkataraman,* Nature Commun., 2024, 15, 1439 [article]
19. Mechanically-tunable quantum interference in ferrocene-based single-molecule junctions
M. Camarasa-Gómez,† D. Hernangómez-Pérez,† M. S. Inkpen,* G. Lovat, E.-D. Fung, X. Roy, L. Venkataraman,* and F. Evers,* Nano Lett., 2020, 20, 6381 [article]
18. In situ coupling of single molecules driven by Au-catalyzed electrooxidation
Y. Zang,† I. Stone,† M. S. Inkpen, F. Ng, T. H. Lambert, C. Nuckolls, M. L. Steigerwald, X. Roy,* and L. Venkataraman,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 16008 [article]
17. Non-chemisorbed gold-sulfur binding prevails in self-assembled monolayers
M. S. Inkpen,* Z.-F. Liu, H. Li, L. M. Campos, J. B. Neaton, and L. Venkataraman,* Nature Chem., 2019, 11, 351 [article]
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Nature Reviews Materials Research Highlight: “A not-so-strong bond“
16. Determination of the structure and geometry of N-heterocyclic carbenes on Au(111) using high-resolution spectroscopy
G. Lovat, E. A. Doud, D. Lu, G. Kladnik, M. S. Inkpen, M. L. Steigerwald, D. Cvetko, M. S. Hybertsen, A. Morgante,* X. Roy,* and L. Venkataraman,* Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 930 [article]
15. In situ formation of N-heterocyclic carbene-bound single-molecule junctions
E. A. Doud,† M. S. Inkpen,† G. Lovat, E. Montes, D. W. Paley, M. L. Steigerwald, H. Vázquez,* L. Venkataraman,* and X. Roy,* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 8944 [article]
14. Silver makes better electrical contacts to thiol terminated silanes than gold
H. Li, T. A. Su, M. Camarasa-Gómez, D. Hernangómez-Pérez, S. E. Henn, V. Pokorný, C. D. Caniglia, M. S. Inkpen, R. Korytár, M. L. Steigerwald,* C. Nuckolls,* F. Evers,* and L. Venkataraman,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 14145 [article]
13. High vacuum deposition of biferrocene thin films on room temperature substrates
R. Leber, L. E. Wilson, P. Robaschik, M. S. Inkpen, D. Payne, N. J. Long, T. Albrecht, C. F. Hirjibehedin, and S. Heutz,* Chem. Mater., 2017, 29, 8663
[article]
12. Extreme conductance suppression in molecular siloxanes
H. Li, M. H. Garner, T. A. Su, A. Jensen, M. S. Inkpen, M. L. Steigerwald,* L. Venkataraman,* G. C. Solomon,* and C. Nuckolls,* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 10212 [article]
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Chemistry World: “1D nanowire is world’s worst conductor“
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Compound Interest: World’s Worst Conductor
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nplus1.ru: “Physicists have created a record “bad” molecular conductor“
11. Insulated molecular wires: inhibiting orthogonal contacts in metal complex based molecular junctions
O. A. Al-Owaedi, S. Bock, D. Costa-Milan, M. Oerthel, M. S. Inkpen, D. S. Yufit, A. N. Sobolev, N. J. Long, T. Albrecht, S. Higgins, M. R. Bryce, R. J. Nichols,* C. Lambert,* and P. J. Low,* Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 9902 [article]
10. Reversible on-surface wiring of resistive circuits
M. S. Inkpen,* Y. R. Leroux, P. Hapiot, L. M. Campos, and L. Venkataraman,* Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 4340 [article]
9. Unsupervised vector-based classification of single-molecule charge transport data
M. Lemmer, M. S. Inkpen, K. Kornysheva, N. J. Long, and T. Albrecht,* Nature Commun., 2016, 7, 12922 [article]
8. Oligomeric ferrocene rings
M. S. Inkpen, S. Scheerer, M. Linseis, A. J. P. White, R. F. Winter, T. Albrecht,* and N. J. Long,* Nature Chem., 2016, 8, 825 [article]
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Nature Chemistry News and Views: “Organometallic chemistry: Fused ferrocenes come full circle“
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Molecule of the Year 2016 nomination by C&EN News
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C&EN News: “Presenting a ferrocene Ferris wheel“
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Chemistry World: “Bringing ferrocene full circle“
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Imperial College London: “Newly created ‘sandwich rings’ could lead to better computers“
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Universität Konstanz: “Oligomere Ferrocen-Ringe synthetisiert und charakterisiert“
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Henry Rzepa Blog: “Molecule of the year (month/week)?“
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Z-moravec.net: “Cyklický oligomer ferrocenu“
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@CCDC_Cambridge: “#FeaturedStructureFriday“
7. Complexes comprising ‘dangling’ phosphorous arms and tri(hetero)metallic butenynyl moieties
M. S. Inkpen, A. J. P. White, T. Albrecht,* and N. J. Long,* J. Organomet. Chem., 2016, 812, 145 [article]
6. The unusual redox properties of fluoroferrocenes revealed through a comprehensive study of the haloferrocenes
M. S. Inkpen,† S. Du,† M. Hildebrand, A. J. P. White, N. M. Harrison, T. Albrecht,* and N. J. Long,* Organometallics, 2015, 34, 5461 [article]
5. New insights into single-molecule junctions using a robust, unsupervised approach to data collection and analysis
M. S. Inkpen,* M. Lemmer, N. Fitzpatrick, D. Costa-Milan, R. J. Nichols, N. J. Long,* and T. Albrecht,* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 9971 [article]
4. Avoiding problem reactions at the ferrocenyl-alkyne motif: a convenient synthesis of model, redox-active complexes for molecular electronics
M. S. Inkpen, A. J. P. White, T. Albrecht,* and N. J. Long,* Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 15287 [article]
3. Branched redox-active complexes for the study of novel charge transport processes
M. S. Inkpen, T. Albrecht,* and N. J. Long,* Organometallics, 2013, 32, 6053 [article]
2. Rapid Sonogashira cross-coupling of iodoferrocenes and the unexpected cyclo-oligomerization of 4-ethynylphenylthioacetate
M. S. Inkpen, A. J. P. White, T. Albrecht,* and N. J. Long,* Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 5663 [article]
1. Oxidative purification of halogenated ferrocenes
M. S. Inkpen, S. Du, M. Driver, T. Albrecht,* and N. J. Long,* Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 2813 [article]
NON-REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
2. Metal σ–alkynyl complexes as molecular wires: a comparative study of electron density and delocalisation
M. S. Inkpen and N. J. Long,* in Molecular Design and Applications of Photofunctional Polymers and Materials, ed. W. -Y. Wong and A. S. Abd-El-Aziz, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012, ch. 4, pp 85-129 (book chapter) [article]
1. Probing electron transport in proteins at room temperature with single-molecule precision
M. S. Inkpen and T. Albrecht,* ACS Nano, 2012, 6, 13 (perspective article) [article]
THESES
2. Branched complexes for molecular electronics
M. S. Inkpen, Ph.D. Thesis, Imperial College London, 2013 [pdf]
1. The controlled release of volatile organic molecules from dry paint films
M. S. Inkpen, M.Chem. Thesis, Durham University, 2008