The nanocell: A chemically assembled molecular electronic circuit

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1614-1625

  Seminario, Jorge M ^a,b   Ma, Yuefei ^a,b   Tarigopula, Vandana ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular electronics; Molecular electrostatic potential (MEP); Moletronics; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL (MEP); MOLETRONICS; PLANCK CONSTANT;

DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRODEPOSITION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LITHOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33845738315     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.884163     Document Type: Article

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116. J. J. Stapleton, P. Harder, T. A. Daniel, M. D. Reinard, Y. X. Yao, D. W. Price, J. M. Tour, and D. L. Allara, "Self-assembled oligo(phenylene- ethynylene) molecular electronic switch monolayers on gold: Structures and chemical stability," Langmuir, vol. 19, no. 20, pp. 8245-8255, 2003.
117. S. Frey, A. Shaporenko, M. Zharnikov, P. Harder, and D. L. Allara, "Self-assembled monolayers of nitrile-functionalized alkanethiols on gold and silver substrates," J. Phys. Chem., B, vol. 107, no. 31, pp. 7716-7725, 2003.
118. B. C. Haynie, A. V. Walker, T. B. Tighe, D. L. Allara, and N. Winograd, "Adventures in molecular electronics: How to attach wires to molecules," Appl. Surf. Sci., vol. 203, pp. 433-436, 2003.
119. G. P. Berman, V. I. Tsifrinovich, and D. L. Allara, "Entangled spin states in self-assembled monolayer systems," Phys. Rev. B, Condens. Matter, vol. 66, no. 19, p. 193406, Nov. 2002.
120. J. M. Tour, "Functionalization of carbon nanotubes," in Proc. Abstr. Papers Amer. Chem. Soc., 2004, vol. 227, p. U265.
121. D. W. Price and J. M. Tour, "Biphenyl- and fluorenyl-based potential molecular electronic devices," Tetrahedron, vol. 59, no. 17, pp. 3131-3156, Apr. 2003.
122. C. Li, D. Zhang, X. Liu, S. Han, T. Tang, C. Zhou, W. Fan, J. Koehne, J. Han, M. Meyyappan, A. M. Rawlett, and J. M. Tour, "Fabrication approach for molecular memory arrays," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 82, no. 4, pp. 645-647, Jan. 2003.
123. C. A. Dyke and J. M. Tour, "Solvent-free functionalization of carbon nanotubes," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., vol. 125, no. 5, pp. 1156-1157, Feb. 2003.
124. L. Cai, Y. Yao, J. Yang, J. David, W. Price, and J. M. Tour, "Chemical and potential-assisted assembly of thiolacetyl-terminated oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s on gold surface," Chem. Mater., vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 2905-2909, 2002.
125. Z. J. Donhauser, B. A. Mantooth, K. F. Kelly, L. A. Bumm, J. D. Monnell, J. J. Stapleton, D. W. Price, Jr., A. M. Rawlett, D. L. Allara, J. M. Tour, and P. S. Weiss, "Conductance switching in single molecules through conformational changes," Science, vol. 292, no. 5525, pp. 2303-2307, Jun. 2001.
126. J. M. Tour, "Molecular electronics and testing of components," Ace. Chem. Res., vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 791-804, Nov. 2000.
127. J. M. Seminario, A. G. Zacarias, and J. M. Tour, "Theoretical study of a molecular resonant tunneling diode," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., vol. 122, no. 13, pp. 3015-3020, 2000.
128. M. A. Reed and J. M. Tour, "Computing with molecules," Sci. Amer., vol. 282, pp. 86-93, 2000.
129. T. Dunbar, M. Cygan, L. Bumm, G. McCarty, T. Burgin, W. Reineth, L. Jones, J. Jackiw, J. Tour, P. Weiss, and D. L. Allara, "Combined scanning tunneling microscopy and infrared spectroscopic characterization of mixed surface assemblies of linear conjugated guest molecules in host alkanethiolate monolayers on gold," J. Phys. Chem., B, vol. 104, no. 20, pp. 4880-4893, 2000.
130. J. M. Tour, M. A. Reed, and J. M. Seminario, "Moleware and the molecular computer," presented at the Presented to DARPA Moletronics PI Meeting, Ashburn, VA, Jul. 8-9, 1999. Jul. Rep.
131. J. M. Seminario, A. G. Zacarias, and J. M. Tour, "Molecular alligator clips for single molecule electronics. Studies of group 16 and isonitriles interfaced with au contacts," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., vol. 121, no. 2, pp. 411-416, 1999.
132. J. Chen, M. A. Reed, C. L. Asplund, A. M. Cassell, M. L. Myrick, A. M. Rawlett, J. M. Tour, and P. G. Van Patten, "Placement of conjugated oligomers in an alkanethiol matrix by scanned probe microscope lithography," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 624-626, Aug. 1999.
133. J. M. Seminario, A. G. Zacarias, and J. M. Tour, "Molecular current-voltage characteristics," J. Phys. Chem., A, vol. 103, no. 39, pp. 7883-7887, 1999.
134. J. M. Seminario and J. M. Tour, "Ab initio methods for the study of molecular systems for nanometer technology: Toward the first-principles design of molecular computers," Mol. Electron.: Sci. Technol., vol. 852, pp. 68-94, 1998.
135. M. T. Cygan, T. D. Dunbar, J. J. Arnold, L. A. Bumm, N. F. Shedlock, T. P. Burgin, L. Jones, II, D. L. Allara, J. M. Tour, and P. S. Weiss, "Insertion, conductivity, and structures of conjugated organic oligomers in self-assembled alkanethiol monolayers on Au{ 111}," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., vol. 120, no. 12, pp. 2721-2732, 1998.
136. D. L. Allara, T. D. Dunbar, P. S. Weiss, L. A. Bumm, M. T. Cygam, J. M. Tour, W. A. Reinerth, Y. Yao, M. Kozaki, and L. Jones, II, "Evolution of strategies for self-assembly and hookup of molecule-based devices," Ann. NY Acad. Sci., vol. 852, pp. 349-370, 1998.
137. C. Zhou, M. R. Deshpande, M. A. Reed, L. Jones, II, and J. M. Tour, "Nanoscale metal/self-assembled monolayer/metal heterostructures," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 611-613, Aug. 1997.
138. R. Wu, J. S. Schumm, D. L. Pearson, and J. M. Tour, "Molecular scale electronic device applications," J. Org. Chem., vol. 61, no. 20, pp. 6906-6921, 1997.
139. M. A. Reed, C. Zhou, C. J. Muller, T. P. Burgin, and J. M. Tour, "Conductance of a molecular junction," Science, vol. 278, no. 5336, pp. 252-254, Oct. 1997.
140. J. M. Tour, "Conjugated macromolecules of precise length and constitution: Organic synthesis for the construction of nanoarchitectures," Chem. Rev., vol. 96, no. 1, pp. 537-553, Feb. 1996.
141. J. S. Schumm, D. L. Pearson, L. I. Jones, and J. M. Tour, "Potential wires and molecular alligator clips," Nanotechnology, vol. 7, pp. 430-433, 1996.
142. L. A. Bumm, J. J. Arnold, M. T. Cygan, T. D. Dunbar, T. P. Burgin, L. Jones, II, D. L. Allara, J. M. Tour, and P. S. Weiss, "Are single molecular wires conducting?" Science, vol. 271, no. 5256, pp. 1705-1707, Mar. 1996.
143. J. M. Tour, L. Jones, II, D. L. Pearson, J. S. Lamba, T. P. Burgin, G. W. Whitesides, D. L. Allara, A. N. Parikh, and S. Atre, "Self-assembled monolayers and multilayers of conjugated thiols, a,w-dithiols, and thioacetyl-containing adsorbates. Understanding attachments between potential molecular wires and gold surfaces," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., vol. 117, no. 37, pp. 9529-9534, Sep. 1995.
144. D. P. Nackashi, N. H. Di Spigna, D. A. Winick, C. J. Amsinck, L. Cheng, J. M. Tour, and P. D. Franzon, "Discontinuous gold films for nanocell memories," in Proc. Tech. NSTI Nanotechnol. Conf. and Trade Show., 2004, vol. 3, pp. 45-48.
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