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Nanometric building blocks for robust multifunctional molecular junctions.
- Source :
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Nanoscale horizons [Nanoscale Horiz] 2018 Jan 01; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 45-52. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Sep 26. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Much of the motivation for developing molecular electronic devices is the prospect of achieving novel electronic functions by varying molecular structure. We describe a "building block" approach for molecular junctions resulting in one, two or three nanometer-thick molecular layers in a commercially proven junction design. A single layer of anthraquinone between carbon electrodes provides a tunnel device with applications in electronic music, and a second layer of a thiophene derivative yields a molecular rectifier with quite different audio characteristics. A third layer of lithium benzoate produces a redox-active device with possible applications in non-volatile memory devices or on-chip energy storage. The building block approach forms a basis for "rational design" of electronic functions, in which layers of varying structure produce distinct and desirable electronic behaviours.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2055-6764
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nanoscale horizons
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32254109
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c7nh00109f