Publication Date:
2007-04-12
Description:
In this paper, we discuss the current state of organic and molecular-scale electronics, some experimental methods used to characterize charge transport through molecular junctions and some theoretical models (superexchange and barrier tunnelling models) used to explain experimental results. Junctions incorporating self-assembled monolayers of organic molecules—and, in particular, junctions with mercury-drop electrodes—are described in detail, as are the issues of irreproducibility associated with such junctions (due, in part, to defects at the metal–molecule interface).
Print ISSN:
1364-503X
Electronic ISSN:
1471-2962
Topics:
Mathematics
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Physics
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Technology
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