Accoutrements of a molecular computer: switches, memory components and alligator clips
摘要:
Several second generation memory components consisting of oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s containing easily reducible functionalities consisting of either nitro or quinone cores have been synthesized for incorporation into molecular electronic devices. Additionally, two new types of contacts between organic compounds and a metal surface based on diazonium salts or pyridine have been synthesized and integrated into molecules for use in molecular electronic devices. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. Ah rights reserved.
Accoutrements of a molecular computer: switches, memory components and alligator clips
摘要:
Several second generation memory components consisting of oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s containing easily reducible functionalities consisting of either nitro or quinone cores have been synthesized for incorporation into molecular electronic devices. Additionally, two new types of contacts between organic compounds and a metal surface based on diazonium salts or pyridine have been synthesized and integrated into molecules for use in molecular electronic devices. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. Ah rights reserved.
Identifying Diversity in Nanoscale Electrical Break Junctions
作者:Santiago Martín、Iain Grace、Martin R. Bryce、Changsheng Wang、Rukkiat Jitchati、Andrei S. Batsanov、Simon J. Higgins、Colin J. Lambert、Richard J. Nichols
DOI:10.1021/ja103327f
日期:2010.7.7
The realization of molecular-scale electronic devices will require the development of novel strategies for controlling electrical properties of metallmoleculelmetal junctions, down to the single molecule level Here, we show that it is possible to exert chemical control over the formation of metallmolecule. moleculelmetal junctions in which the molecules interact by pi-stacking The tip of an STM is used to form one contact, and the substrate the other, the molecules are conjugated oligophenyleneethynylenes (OPEs) Supramolecular pi-pi interactions allow current to flow through the junction, but not if bulky tert-butyl substituents on the phenyl rings prevent such interactions For the first time, we find evidence that pi-stacked junctions can form even for OPEs with two thiol contacts. Furthermore, we find evidence for metallmoleculelmetal junctions involving oligophenyleneethynylene monothiols, in which the second contact must be formed by the interaction of the pi-electrons of the terminal phenyl ring with the metal surface