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This article focuses on the miniature organic transistors with carbon nantotubes as quasi-one dimensional eletrodes. Small organic molecules and conjugated polymers can be easily processed to afford functional electronics such as field effect transistors (FETs), and in principle, scalingtm to single-molecule-long devices could circumvent the low carrier mobility problem for these materials to afford high performance ballistic FETs. For highly scaled molecular transistors with short channels, however, it is crucial to develop novel device geometries to optimize gate electrostatics needed for efficient ON/OFF switching.

The article presents a study that proposes electrochemical scanning probe lithography (SPL) method for patterning amine and oxygen-rich species in a monolayer surface. The study assesses SPL patterning in Benzoquinone- modified and trimethylbenzoquinon-based surfaces through doped silicon contact and atomic force microscope (AFM)-based oxidative methods, respectively. Result shows efficiency of electrochemical SPL for typical amine chemistry; however, its oxidative patterning was unsuccessful.

The article presents information on the development of a chemical patterning method through the investigation of nitrene insertions in carbon nanotubes.