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 …

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 …

Dynamic molecular switches with hysteretic negative differential conductance emulating synaptic behaviour

Y Wang, Q Zhang, HPAG Astier, C Nickle, S Soni… - Nature materials, 2022 - nature.com
To realize molecular-scale electrical operations beyond the von Neumann bottleneck, new
types of multifunctional switches are needed that mimic self-learning or neuromorphic …

High performance mechano-optoelectronic molecular switch

Z Yang, PA Cazade, JL Lin, Z Cao, N Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Highly-efficient molecular photoswitching occurs ex-situ but not to-date inside electronic
devices due to quenching of excited states by background interactions. Here we achieve …

Electric-field-driven dual-functional molecular switches in tunnel junctions

Y Han, C Nickle, Z Zhang, HPAG Astier, TJ Duffin… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
To avoid crosstalk and suppress leakage currents in resistive random access memories
(RRAMs), a resistive switch and a current rectifier (diode) are usually combined in series in a …

The role of van der Waals forces in the performance of molecular diodes

N Nerngchamnong, L Yuan, DC Qi, J Li… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
One of the main goals of organic and molecular electronics is to relate the performance and
electronic function of devices to the chemical structure and intermolecular interactions of the …

Controlling the direction of rectification in a molecular diode

L Yuan, N Nerngchamnong, L Cao, H Hamoudi… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
A challenge in molecular electronics is to control the strength of the molecule–electrode
coupling to optimize device performance. Here we show that non-covalent contacts between …

Defining the value of injection current and effective electrical contact area for EGaIn-based molecular tunneling junctions

FC Simeone, HJ Yoon, MM Thuo… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Analysis of rates of tunneling across self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of n-
alkanethiolates SC n (with n= number of carbon atoms) incorporated in junctions having …

High-yield functional molecular electronic devices

H Jeong, D Kim, D Xiang, T Lee - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
An ultimate goal of molecular electronics, which seeks to incorporate molecular components
into electronic circuit units, is to generate functional molecular electronic devices using …

Electrical Resistance of AgTS–S(CH2)n−1CH3//Ga2O3/EGaIn Tunneling Junctions

L Cademartiri, MM Thuo, CA Nijhuis… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Tunneling junctions having the structure AgTS–S (CH2) n− 1CH3//Ga2O3/EGaIn allow
physical–organic studies of charge transport across self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). In …