Use of nanogap structures for molecular nanoelectronics

This work is focused on the realization of nanodevices for electronics based on molecular interactions. The electronic function is a property of the Metal-Molecule-Metal (M-M-M) structure and consists in the I-V characterization. The contact between the metals and the molecule is obtained by gold na...

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Main Authors: Dimonte, A., Motto, P., Demarchi, D., Piccinini, G., Civera, P.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Electromigration
Hardware
Junctions
Metal-Molecule-Metal junction
Metals
Molecular electronics
nanogaps
Software systems
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Summary:This work is focused on the realization of nanodevices for electronics based on molecular interactions. The electronic function is a property of the Metal-Molecule-Metal (M-M-M) structure and consists in the I-V characterization. The contact between the metals and the molecule is obtained by gold nanogaps (with a dimension less than 10 nm) through electromigration. This phenomenon is controlled by a custom hardware and software system. The M-M-M junction is what authors have studied through experiments and simulations of molecules made mainly by organic carbon rings. The characterizations of the molecules are done with an electrometer.
ISSN:2159-3523
DOI:10.1109/INEC.2011.5991769