title: The diode behavior of asymmetrically ordered Au55 clusters.
abstract: Future nanoelectronic devices may well be based on an assembled monolayer of ligand-stabilized metal clusters, Au55 in this case: Irradiation of the monolayer with an electon beam generates diodic behavior. While the clusters themselves resist decomposition, the system exhibits interesting time-dependant electrical characteristics, as shown by the current-voltage curve.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Essen, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Torma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reuter
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vidoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Radehaus
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmid