Sun, Lanlan, Diaz-Fernandez, Yuri A, Gschneidtner, Tina A, Westerlund, Fredrik, Lara-Avila, Samuel and Moth-Poulsen, Kasper
(2014)
Single-molecule electronics: from chemical design to functional devices.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS, 43 (21).
pp. 7378-7411.
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Abstract
The use of single molecules in electronics represents the next limit of miniaturisation of electronic devices, which would enable us to continue the trend of aggressive downscaling of silicon-based electronic devices. More significantly, the fabrication, understanding and control of fully functional circuits at the single-molecule level could also open up the possibility of using molecules as devices with novel, not-foreseen functionalities beyond complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technology (CMOS). This review aims at highlighting the chemical design and synthesis of single molecule devices as well as their electrical and structural characterization, including a historical overview and the developments during the last 5 years. We discuss experimental techniques for fabrication of single-molecule junctions, the potential application of single-molecule junctions as molecular switches, and general physical phenomena in single-molecule electronic devices.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Generic health relevance |
Subjects: | ?? QC ?? ?? QD ?? |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jul 2015 09:34 |
Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 10:24 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c4cs00143e |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2016899 |