Can we understand the molecule in molecular electronics?
Using molecules as individual components in electronic devices promises the ultimate in miniaturization coupled with the flexibility of organic synthesis to tune the individual component. Examination of metal/molecule/metal junctions show that organic functionality has little effect on the conductivity and rectification behavior of molecular electronic junctions, thus questioning the possible tunability of molecular electronic devices.
Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. sberna@princeton.edu
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