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Low Temperature Conductance Measurements of Self‐Assembled Monolayers of 1,4‐Phenylene Diisocyanide
Author(s) -
Dupraz Christian J.F.,
Beierlein Udo,
Kotthaus Jörg P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200300706
Subject(s) - monolayer , conductance , phenylene , self assembly , self assembled monolayer , evaporation , molecular electronics , chemical physics , materials science , electron transport chain , nanotechnology , chemistry , molecule , condensed matter physics , polymer , organic chemistry , physics , thermodynamics , biochemistry
A monolayer sandwich. Electron‐transport measurements were carried out in self‐assembled monolayers of 1,4‐phenylene diisocyanide using two different approaches; in one of the approaches, a single monolayer was sandwiched between two small gold contacts by use of nanolithographical and evaporation techniques (see picture). Conductance measurements at low temperature show discrete structures for both types of samples which are interpreted as arising from quantum transport through molecular ensembles.