Citation: Zhang Xu, Li Tao. Molecular-scale electronics: From device fabrication to functionality[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2017, 28(11): 2058-2064. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.008 shu

Molecular-scale electronics: From device fabrication to functionality

Zhang Xu ,
Li Tao ^,

School of Chemistry Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

Corresponding author: Li Tao, litao1983@sjtu.edu.cn
Received Date: 3 July 2017
Revised Date: 8 August 2017
Accepted Date: 4 September 2017
Available Online: 7 November 2017

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By wiring molecules into circuits, "molecular electronics" aims at studying electronic properties of single molecules and their ensembles, on this basis exploiting their intrinsic functionalities, and eventually applying them as building blocks of electronic components for future electronic devices. Herein, fabricating reliable solid-state molecular devices and developing synthetic molecules endowed with desirable electronic properties, have been two major tasks since the dawn of molecular electronics. This review focuses on recent advances and efforts regarding the main challenges in this field, highlighting fabrication of nanogap electrodes for single-molecule junctions, and self-assembled-monolayers (SAMs) for functional devices. The prospect of molecular-scale electronics is also discussed.
- Molecular electronics,
- Nanogap electrodes,
- Single-molecule junctions,
- Self-assembled monolayers,
- Functional molecular devices
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