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Nanoscale and Molecular Electronic Materials
The visionary gedanken experiment of Aviram and Ratner some 25 years ago, a theoretical investigation of a molecule strung between two electrodes behaving as a molecular rectifier, suggested the possibility of electronic devices as small as a molecule.
The vision offers the intriguing potential of exceedingly high-density nanostructured microprocesser devices, optical communication devices and small mass storage devices, among other possibilities. Scientists over the years from many disciplines have held firmly to the infinite hope in this grand dream and at times the field has been plagued by various forms of “irrational exuberance”. Only now does it appear that the scientific and technological advances are in place to make great gains and breakthroughs in this highly interdisciplinary research area.
Nanometer scale structures based on molecular electronic materials and inorganic particles are expected to impact broad areas of electronics and optics technology. The realization of the technological applications requires a greater understanding of how nanostructures are synthesized and fabricated and importantly requires a greater understanding of their intrinsic and potentially unique physical properties.
Full article: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/groups/adams/research/nanoscale/nanoscale.htm
Nanometer scale structures based on molecular electronic materials and inorganic particles are expected to impact broad areas of electronics and optics technology. The realization of the technological applications requires a greater understanding of how nanostructures are synthesized and fabricated and importantly requires a greater understanding of their intrinsic and potentially unique physical properties.
Source: columbia.edu
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