Charge transport through molecular ensembles: Recent progress in molecular electronics

Y Liu, X Qiu, S Soni, RC Chiechi - Chemical Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This review focuses on molecular ensemble junctions in which the individual molecules of a
monolayer each span two electrodes. This geometry favors quantum mechanical tunneling …

Molecular electronics: creating and bridging molecular junctions and promoting its commercialization

T Li, VK Bandari, OG Schmidt - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular electronics is driven by the dream of expanding Moore's law to the molecular level
for next‐generation electronics through incorporating individual or ensemble molecules into …

Thiol-free self-assembled oligoethylene glycols enable robust air-stable molecular electronics

X Qiu, V Ivasyshyn, L Qiu, M Enache, J Dong… - Nature Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are widely used to engineer the surface properties of
metals. The relatively simple and versatile chemistry of metal–thiolate bonds makes thiolate …

Interstitially mixed self-assembled monolayers enhance electrical stability of molecular junctions

GD Kong, H Song, S Yoon, H Kang, R Chang… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrical breakdown is a critical problem in electronics. In molecular electronics, it becomes
more problematic because ultrathin molecular monolayers have delicate and defective …

Multiscale characterization of the influence of the organic–inorganic interface on the dielectric breakdown of nanocomposites

PF Pieters, A Lainé, H Li, YH Lu, Y Singh, LW Wang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanoscale engineered materials such as nanocomposites can display or be designed to
enhance their material properties through control of the internal interfaces. Here, we unveil …

Room temperature conductance switching in a molecular iron (iii) spin crossover junction

SK Karuppannan, A Martín-Rodríguez, E Ruiz… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we report the first room temperature switchable Fe (III) molecular spin crossover
(SCO) tunnel junction. The junction is constructed from [FeIII (qsal-I) 2] NTf2 (qsal-I= 4-iodo-2 …

Understanding the Role of Parallel Pathways via In‐Situ Switching of Quantum Interference in Molecular Tunneling Junctions

S Soni, G Ye, J Zheng, Y Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study describes the modulation of tunneling probabilities in molecular junctions by
switching one of two parallel intramolecular pathways. A linearly conjugated molecular wire …

Rectification ratio and tunneling decay coefficient depend on the contact geometry revealed by in situ imaging of the formation of EGaIn junctions

X Chen, H Hu, J Trasobares… - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
This paper describes how the intensive (tunneling decay coefficient β and rectification ratio
R) and extensive (current density J) properties of Ag–S (CH2) n− 1CH3//GaO x/EGaIn …

Nanofabrication techniques in large-area molecular electronic devices

L Herrer, S Martín, P Cea - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The societal impact of the electronics industry is enormous—not to mention how this industry
impinges on the global economy. The foreseen limits of the current technology—technical …

Optimised power harvesting by controlling the pressure applied to molecular junctions

X Wang, A Ismael, A Almutlg, M Alshammari… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A major potential advantage of creating thermoelectric devices using self-assembled
molecular layers is their mechanical flexibility. Previous reports have discussed the …