Robust large area molecular junctions of selfassembled monolayers of a model helical paddlewheel complex

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The author acknowledge support from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (GRFN32/23, GRFN24/24 and project PR3/23-30828), the France 2030 government investment plan managed by the French National Research Agency under grant reference PEPR SPIN – SPINMAT ANR-22-EXSP-0007, the Imperial College – CNRS joint PhD program, Quantum Matter Bordeaux, the MaelStroM project (CNRS MITI program), the National Research Agency project AnaCrU-CISS (ANR-23-CE09-0026) and the GPR Light project LIGHT-057-ChiroSurf. I.C. acknowledges predoctoral grant from the Complutense University of Madrid and Banco Santander (CT82/20-CT83/20). The authors warmly thank J.P. Salvetat of the Placamat service unit (France) for the ToF-SIMS measurements and Stéphane Toulin for assistance with the open data repository. Computer time for the theoretical calculation was provided by the computing facilities MCIA (Mésocentre de Calcul Intensif Aquitain) of the Université de Bordeaux.We report the preparation of a helical complex and its study in molecular junctions. We show that the SAMs of this racemic compound present an electrically robust behaviour which will pave the way for future studies of the CISS effect with analogous enantiopure compounds.Universidad Complutense de MadridAgence Nationale de la Recherche (France)Imperial CollegeBanco SantanderUniversité de BordeauxDepto. de Química InorgánicaFac. de Ciencias QuímicasTRUEpu