Understanding Charge Transport in Molecular Electronics

J. G. Kushmerick; S. K. Pollack; J. C. Yang; J. Naciri; D. B. Holt; M. A. Ratner; R. Shashidhar

doi:10.1196/annals.1292.019

Understanding Charge Transport in Molecular Electronics

J. G. Kushmerick, S. K. Pollack, J. C. Yang, J. Naciri, D. B. Holt, M. A. Ratner, R. Shashidhar

Northwestern University

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Abstract

For molecular electronics to become a viable technology the factors that control charge transport across a metal-molecule-metal junction need to be elucidated. We use an experimentally simple crossed-wire tunnel junction to interrogate how factors such as metal-molecule coupling, molecular structure, and the choice of metal electrode influence the current-voltage characteristics of a molecular junction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-290
Number of pages	14
Journal	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume	1006
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1292.019
Publication status	Published - Dec 2003

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Keywords

Charge transport
Metal-molecule-metal junctions
Molecular electronics
Tunnel junctions

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Neuroscience(all)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
History and Philosophy of Science

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Kushmerick, J. G., Pollack, S. K., Yang, J. C., Naciri, J., Holt, D. B., Ratner, M. A., & Shashidhar, R. (2003). Understanding Charge Transport in Molecular Electronics. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1006, 277-290. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1292.019

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