Comparative electrochemical and impedance studies of self-assembled rigid-rod molecular wires and alkanethiols on gold substrates

The photochromic and electrochemical switching capabilities of two dithienylethenes with different substitutions and their self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces are characterized by in situ NMR-spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry.

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Electrical transport measurements on self-assembled organic molecular wires

The Journal of Chemical Physics ◽

10.1063/1.2186312 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 124 (15) ◽

pp. 154704 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

M. Durkut ◽

M. Mas-Torrent ◽

P. Hadley ◽

P. Jonkheijm ◽

A. P. H. J. Schenning ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electrical Transport ◽

Molecular Wires ◽

Transport Measurements ◽

Self Assembled

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Self-Assembled Monolayers and Multilayers of Conjugated Thiols, .alpha.,.omega.-Dithiols, and Thioacetyl-Containing Adsorbates. Understanding Attachments between Potential Molecular Wires and Gold Surfaces

Journal of the American Chemical Society ◽

10.1021/ja00142a021 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 117 (37) ◽

pp. 9529-9534 ◽

Cited By ~ 433

Author(s):

James M. Tour ◽

LeRoy Jones ◽

Darren L. Pearson ◽

Jaydeep J. S. Lamba ◽

Timothy P. Burgin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Molecular Wires ◽

Self Assembled Monolayers ◽

Gold Surfaces ◽

Alpha Omega ◽

Assembled Monolayers ◽

Self Assembled

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Conductance of Well-Defined Porphyrin Self-Assembled Molecular Wires up to 14 nm in Length

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ◽

10.1021/jp501122n ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 118 (13) ◽

pp. 7229-7234 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Quirina Ferreira ◽

Ana M. Bragança ◽

Luís Alcácer ◽

Jorge Morgado

Keyword(s):

Molecular Wires ◽

Self Assembled

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Molecular Memory Based on Nanowire–Molecular Wire Heterostructures

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ◽

10.1166/jnn.2007.18011 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 138-150 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Chao Li ◽

Bo Lei ◽

Wendy Fan ◽

Daihua Zhang ◽

M. Meyyappan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Building Blocks ◽

Molecular Wires ◽

Charge Storage ◽

Memory Devices ◽

Molecular Wire ◽

Molecular Memory ◽

Nanoscale Device ◽

Self Assembled ◽

Novel Concept ◽

Beyond Cmos

This article reviews the recent research of molecular memory based on self-assembled nanowire–molecular wire heterostructures. These devices exploit a novel concept of using redox-active molecules as charge storage flash nodes for nanowire transistors, and thus boast many advantages such as room-temperature processing and nanoscale device area. Various key elements of this technology will be reviewed, including the synthesis of the nanowires and molecular wires, and fabrication and characterization of the molecular memory devices. In particular, multilevel memory has been demonstrated using In2O3 nanowires with self-assembled Fe-bis(terpyridine) molecules, which serve to multiple the charge storage density without increasing the device size. Furthermore, in-depth studies on memory devices made with different molecules or with different functionalization techniques will be reviewed and analyzed. These devices represent a conceptual breakthrough in molecular memory and may work as building blocks for future beyond-CMOS nanoelectronic circuits.

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