Large-area, ensemble molecular electronics: motivation and challenges

A Vilan, D Aswal, D Cahen - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
We review charge transport across molecular monolayers, which is central to molecular
electronics (MolEl), using large-area junctions (NmJ). We strive to provide a wide conceptual …

Molecular semiconductors for logic operations: dead‐end or bright future?

G Schweicher, G Garbay, R Jouclas, F Vibert… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The field of organic electronics has been prolific in the last couple of years, leading to the
design and synthesis of several molecular semiconductors presenting a mobility in excess of …

[HTML][HTML] The physics and chemistry of the Schottky barrier height

RT Tung - Applied Physics Reviews, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The formation of the Schottky barrier height (SBH) is a complex problem because of the
dependence of the SBH on the atomic structure of the metal-semiconductor (MS) interface …

Towards single molecule switches

JL Zhang, JQ Zhong, JD Lin, WP Hu, K Wu… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The concept of using single molecules as key building blocks for logic gates, diodes and
transistors to perform basic functions of digital electronic devices at the molecular scale has …

Chemical modification of semiconductor surfaces for molecular electronics

A Vilan, D Cahen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Inserting molecular monolayers within metal/semiconductor interfaces provides one of the
most powerful expressions of how minute chemical modifications can affect electronic …

The impact of dipolar layers on the electronic properties of organic/inorganic hybrid interfaces

E Zojer, TC Taucher… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of dipolar layers determines the functionality of most technologically relevant
interfaces. The present contribution reviews how periodic dipole assemblies modify the …

Molecular self‐assembled monolayers and multilayers for organic and unconventional inorganic thin‐film transistor applications

SA DiBenedetto, A Facchetti, MA Ratner… - Advanced …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Principal goals in organic thin‐film transistor (OTFT) gate dielectric research include
achieving:(i) low gate leakage currents and good chemical/thermal stability,(ii) minimized …

Graphite and hexagonal boron-nitride have the same interlayer distance. Why?

O Hod - Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2012 - ACS Publications
Graphite and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) are two prominent members of the family of
layered materials possessing a hexagonal lattice structure. While graphite has nonpolar …

The interface energetics of self-assembled monolayers on metals

G Heimel, L Romaner, E Zojer… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organic molecules generally modify the surface
properties when covalently linked to substrates. In organic electronics, SAMs are used to …

Tuning the work function of polar zinc oxide surfaces using modified phosphonic acid self‐assembled monolayers

I Lange, S Reiter, M Pätzel, A Zykov… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is regarded as a promising alternative material for transparent conductive
electrodes in optoelectronic devices. However, ZnO suffers from poor chemical stability. ZnO …