Publications

Jackson, D. J.; Dawes, B. A.; Kamenetska, M. Simultaneous Force and Darkfield Measurements Reveal Solvent-Dependent Axial Control of Optically Trapped Gold Nanoparticles. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023, 2830–2836.

X. Pan, C. Qian, A. Chow, L. Wang, M. Kamenetska, Atomically precise binding conformations of adenine and its variants on gold using single molecule conductance signatures, JCP (2022); COVER

B. Lawson, P. Zahl, M. S. Hybertsen, M. Kamenetska, Formation and evolution of metallocene single molecule circuits with direct gold-π links, JACS, (2022); Spotlighted in JACS

H. E. Skipper, C. V. May, A. Rheingold, L. H. Doerrer, M. Kamenetska, Hard-Soft Chemistry Design Principles for Predictive Assembly of Single Molecule-Metal Junctions, JACS, (2021)

J. McNeely, N. Miller, X. Pan, B. Lawson, M. Kamenetska, Angstrom-Scale Ruler Using Single Molecule Conductance Signatures, J. Phys. Chem. C, (2020) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02063

X. Pan, B. Lawson, A. M. Rustad, M. Kamenetska, pH-Activated Single Molecule Conductance and Binding Mechanism of Imidazole on Gold, Nano Letters, (2020) DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01710

Y. Lin, T. Gao, X. Pan, M. Kamenetska, S. Thon; Local Defects in Colloidal Quantum Dot Thin Films Measured via Spatially-Resolved Multi-Modal Optoelectronic SpectroscopyAdv. Mater, 1906602, (2020)

Parobek, J. Black, M. Kamenetska, Z. Ganim, Force-Detected Nanoscale Absorption Spectroscopy in Water at Room Temperature Using an Optical Trap, J. Chem. Phys, 148, 144201 (2018)

J. Black, M. Kamenetska, Z. Ganim, An Optical Tweezer Platform for Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy in Organic Solvents, Nano Lett, 17(11) (2017)

M. Kamenetska, J. Widawsky, M. Dell’angela, M. Frei, L. Venkataraman; Temperature Dependent Conductance of Single Molecule Junctions, J. Chem. Phys, 146, 092311, (2017)

DJ Schlingman, AH Mack, M Kamenetska, SGJ Mochrie, L Regan, Routes to DNA Accessibility: Alternative Pathways to Nucleosome Unwinding, Biophys J, 107 (2) 384-392 (2014)

G. Kladnik, D. Cvetko, A. Batra, M. Dell’Angela, A. Cossaro, M. Kamenetska, L.Venkataraman, A. Morgante, Ultrafast Charge Transfer through Noncovalent Au-N Interactions in Molecular Systems, J. Phys. Chem. C, 117, 16477-16482, (2013)

AH Mack, DJ Schlingman, M Kamenetska, R Collins, L Regan, SGJ Mochrie, The Molecular Yo-yo Method: Live Jump Detection Improves Throughput of Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy for Out-of-Equilibrium Transitions, Rev. Sci. Instrum84, 085119, (2013)

 H. Vazquez, R. Skouta, S. Schneebeli, M. Kamenetska, R. Breslow, L. Venkataraman, MS. Hybertsen, Probing the conductance superposition law in single-molecule circuits with parallel paths, Nature Nanotech, 7, 663-667, (2012)

 M. Kamenetska.; M. Dell’ Angela; Widawsky, J.; Kladnik, G.; Verdini, A; Cossaro, A.; Modesti, S.; Cvetko, D.; Morgante, A.; Venkataraman, L. Structure and Energy Level Alignment of Tetramethyl Benzenediamine on Au(111),  J. Phys. Chem. C, 111, 12625-12630, (2011)

 Meisner, J. S; Kamenetska, M.; Krikorian, M.; Sedbrook, D. F.; Steigerwald, M. L; Venkataraman, V.; Nuckolls, C., Single Molecule Potentiometer, Nano Letters, 11, 1575-1579, (2011).   Both authors contributed equally

 Schneebeli, S.T.; Kamenetska, M.; Cheng, Z.; Skouta, R.; Friesner, R.A.; Venkataraman, L.; Breslow, R, Single Molecule Conductance through multiple π-π stacked benzene rings determined with direct electrode to benzene ring connections, JACS, 133 (7) , 2136-2139, (2011).

Fatemi, V.; Kamenetska, M.; Neaton, J. B.; Venkataraman, L.; Environmental Control of Molecular Scale Transport, Nano Lett. 11 (5), 1988-1992, (2011).

Schneebeli, S.; Kamenetska, M.; Foss, F.; Vazquez, H.; Skouta, R.; Hybertsen, M.; Venkataraman, L.; Breslow, R. The Electrical Properties of Biphenylenes, Organic Lett, 12, (18), 4114-4117 (2010).

Kamenetska, M.; Quek, S. Y.; Whalley, A. C.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Choi, H. J.; Louie, S. G.; Nuckolls, C.; Hybertsen, M. S.; Neaton, J. B.; Venkataraman, L. Conductance and Geometry of Pyridine-Linked Single-Molecule Junctions, JACS, 132, (19), 6817-6821, (2010).

Dell’Angela, M.; Kladnik, G.; Cossaro, A.; Verdini, A.; Kamenetska, M.; Tamblyn, I.; Quek, S. Y.; Neaton, J. B.; Cvetko, D.; Morgante, A.; Venkataraman, L, Relating Energy Level Alignment and Amine-Linked Molecular Junction Conductance, Nano Lett, 10, (7), 2470-2474 (2010).

Widawsky, J. R.; Kamenetska, M.; Klare, J.; Nuckolls, C.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Hybertsen, M. S.; Venkataraman, L. Nanotechnology, 20, (43) (2009).

Kamenetska, M.; Koentopp, M.; Whalley, A.; Park, Y. S.; Steigerwald, M.; Nuckolls, C.; Hybertsen, M.; Venkataraman, L. Formation and Evolution of Single-Molecule Junctions, Physical Review Letters, 102, (12), 126803 (2009).

Park, Y.S.; Widawsky, J.R.; Kamenetska, M.; Steigerwald, M.L.; Hybertsen, M.S.; Nuckolls, C.; Venkataraman, L, Frustrated Rotations in Single Molecule Junctions, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 131, 10820-10821 (2009).

Quek, S. Y.; Kamenetska, M.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Choi, H. J.; Louie, S. G.; Hybertsen, M. S.; Neaton, J. B.; Venkataraman, L. Mechanically Controlled Binary Conductance Switching in Single Molecule Junctions, Nature Nanotech, 4, (4), 230-234 (2009).

Park, Y. S.; Whalley, A.; Kamenetska, M.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Hybertsen, M. S.; Nuckolls, C.; Venkataraman, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129, (51), 15768-15769 (2007).

Evans, D. A.; Lee, J. C.; Kamenetska, M.; Gallagher, S. C.; Kraft, R. P; Hardcastle, M. J; Weaver, K. A. Astrophysical Journal, 653 (2), 1121-1128 (2006).