New molecules and new processes to study molecular electronics behaviors
Christopher Gorman*, Richard Lloyd Carroll, Ryan Fuierer, Won-Jong Kwon, and Christopher Cameron
Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695-8204 USA
This is an abstract
for a presentation given at the
Ninth
Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology.
There will be a link from here to the full article when it is
available on the web.
This talk will focus on two important aspects of nanotechnology, particularly as they are relevant to the implementation of molecular-scale electronics. The first aspect is the design, synthesis and study of new molecular architectures that embody new functions. The use of electroactive dendrimers as a vehicle to study encapsulation behaviors necessary for electronic information storage will be presented. In particular, the relationship between the structure of the molecule and its electronic behaviors will be elucidated. The second aspect is the development of routine, reliable, reproduceable ways of arranging and probing molecules. To this end, we will show how a combination of lithographic methods on organic self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) can be used to form chemically well-defined, patterned surfaces. These surfaces can form the basis of nanometer-scale, molecular electronic devices. This discussion will focus on (1) the engineering and the chemistry behind nanometer scale lithography on SAMs including an assessment of its strengths and limitations, (2) why the control of chemical functionality is so important for a true, nanometer-scale process and (3) demonstration of new, molecular electronic behaviors with potential applicability in devices.
*Corresponding Address:
Christopher Gorman
Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University
Box 8204, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8204 USA
Phone: 919-515-4252
Fax: 919-515-8920
Email: [email protected]
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/chemistry/cbg.html
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