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Reversible Conductance Switching in Molecular Devices
Author(s) -
Kronemeijer Auke J.,
Akkerman Hylke B.,
Kudernac Tibor,
van Wees Bart J.,
Feringa Ben L.,
Blom Paul W. M.,
de Boer Bert
Publication year - 2008
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/adma.200800053
Subject(s) - conductance , materials science , photochromism , monolayer , molecular switch , electrode , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , molecular electronics , optical switch , chemical physics , molecule , condensed matter physics , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
A reliable and reproducible solid‐state molecular electronic device that shows bidirectional conductance switching of molecular origin is demonstrated. The devices are manufactured by conventional processing techniques and are based on a molecular monolayer of photochromic diarylethenes, sandwiched between two electrodes, which switches reversibly and in situ between two conductance states via optical addressing.