title: Single molecule electronic devices.
abstract: Single molecule electronic devices in which individual molecules are utilized as active electronic components constitute a promising approach for the ultimate miniaturization and integration of electronic devices in nanotechnology through the bottom-up strategy. Thus, the ability to understand, control, and exploit charge transport at the level of single molecules has become a long-standing desire of scientists and engineers from different disciplines for various potential device applications. Indeed, a study on charge transport through single molecules attached to metallic electrodes is a very challenging task, but rapid advances have been made in recent years. This review article focuses on experimental aspects of electronic devices made with single molecules, with a primary focus on the characterization and manipulation of charge transport in this regime.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Nanobio Materials and Electronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunwook
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Takhee
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D004566:Electrodes; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D045663:Quantum Dots; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D006046:Gold