The use of molecules bridged between two electrodes as a stable rectifier is an important
goal in molecular electronics. Until recently, however, and despite extensive experimental …

Over the past two decades, various techniques for fabricating nano-gapped electrodes have
emerged, promoting rapid development in the field of single-molecule electronics, on both …

Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Electronic transport properties of single-molecule junctions have been widely measured by
several techniques, including mechanically controllable break junctions, electromigration …

Petroleum is one of the most precious and complex molecular mixtures existing. Because of
its chemical complexity, the solid component of crude oil, the asphaltenes, poses an …

The idea of using individual molecules as active electronic components provided the
impetus to develop a variety of experimental platforms to probe their electronic transport …

The use of single molecules in electronics represents the next limit of miniaturisation of
electronic devices, which would enable us to continue the trend of aggressive downscaling …

Molecular electronics aims to miniaturize electronic devices by using subnanometre-scale
active components,,. A single-molecule diode, a circuit element that directs current flow, was …

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 …

Building an electronic device using individual molecules is one of the ultimate goals in
nanotechnology. To achieve this it will be necessary to measure, control and understand …