Advances in Molecular Electronics: Materials and Devices
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Electronic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2022) | Viewed by 3012
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synthesis of funtional organic materials; surface self-assembly; organic radicals; molecular electronics; electrochemical sensors and molecular junctions
Interests: organic field-effect transistors; polymorphism; solution processing; self-assembled monolayers; molecular switches; molecular electronics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Advances in Molecular Electronics: Materials and Devices”, will address the most recent progress in the field of molecular electronics, ranging from molecular design and synthesis to device integration strategies and functioning. Molecular electronics is a multidisciplinary branch of science that aims to exploit the intrinsic properties of organic and inorganic molecules and the versatility of synthetic chemistry for conceived electronic devices with reduced sizes. Great progress has been achieved in addressing fundamental questions in the field, such as molecular structure–conductance relationships and the role and reproducibility of the electrode (E)–molecule (M) contacts and the EM bonding motifs, and desired functions such as diodes, capacitors, and transistors have been demonstrated at the molecular level. Despite this impressive advancement, we still have challenges ahead in the effort to achieve robust functional solid-state molecular devices. To contribute to addressing these open challenges, original papers are solicited to cover all aspects involved in the design and preparation of advanced functional molecular-based devices from a fundamental point of view (experimentally and theoretically) to an applied one. In particular, it is of great interest to cover the recent developments in synthesis of functional molecular components; single and large molecular junctions (fabrication, characterization, charge-transport mechanism rationalization); molecular function integrity (charge, spin, conformation, etc.) upon electrode binding; molecule–electrode interface characterization; molecule integration into devices (i.e., to tune electrode work function or to implement additional functions); and self-assembled monolayers applied to sensing, memory, switching, and actuation functions.
Dr. Núria Crivillers
Dr. Marta Mas-Torrent
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular electronics
- molecule–electrode interface
- self-assembled monolayers
- functional molecular-based devices
- surface characterization techniques
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