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Self‐Assembled Monolayer Transistors
Author(s) -
Schön J.H.,
Meng H.,
Bao Z.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(20020219)14:4<323::aid-adma323>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - transistor , materials science , monolayer , nanotechnology , electronic circuit , field effect transistor , molecule , self assembled monolayer , conjugated system , nanometre , optoelectronics , polymer , electrical engineering , voltage , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , composite material
Self‐assembled monolayers of organic, conjugated molecules can be used as active components of field‐effect transistors. The length of the molecule can define critical device dimensions with high precision on the nanometer scale. Transistor effects on the molecular‐scale as well as in devices consisting of single active molecules have been demonstrated. The observed device performance indicates that such transistors might be useful for switching and amplifying electrical signals in logic circuits. Moreover, functionalizing the organic molecules reveals that different parts of the molecule can act as gate insulator or the active component of transistors. Such research might pave the way to molecular electronic applications.