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A Tunnel Current in Self‐Assembled Monolayers of 3‐Mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane
Author(s) -
Aswal Dinesh K.,
Lenfant Stephane,
Guerin David,
Yakhmi Jatinder V.,
Vuillaume Dominique
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200500052
Subject(s) - monolayer , materials science , self assembled monolayer , current density , oxide , dielectric , nanotechnology , current (fluid) , carbon fibers , self assembly , voltage , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , composite material , metallurgy , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , quantum mechanics , composite number
The current density–voltage ( J–V ) characteristics of self‐assembled monolayers of 3‐mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS) chemisorbed on the native oxide surface of p + ‐doped Si demonstrate the excellent tunnel dielectric behavior of organic monolayers down to three carbon atoms (see image).