Molecular-Scale Electronics: Current Status and Perspectives

Description

The series Topics in Current Chemistry Collections presents critical reviews from the journal Topics in Current Chemistry organized in topical volumes. The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as biology, medicine and materials science. The goal of each thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in academia or industry, a comprehensive insight into an area where new research is emerging which is of interest to a larger scientific audience. Each review within the volume critically surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Modulation and Control of Charge Transport Through Single-Molecule Junctions (Kun Wan, Bingqian Xu)....Pages 1-43 Advance of Mechanically Controllable Break Junction for Molecular Electronics (Lu Wang, Ling Wang, Lei Zhang, Dong Xiang)....Pages 45-86 Supramolecular Systems and Chemical Reactions in Single-Molecule Break Junctions (Xiaohui Li, Duan Hu, Zhibing Tan, Jie Bai, Zongyuan Xiao, Yang Yang et al.)....Pages 87-105 Nonlinear and Nonsymmetric Single-Molecule Electronic Properties Towards Molecular Information Processing (Takashi Tamaki, Takuji Ogawa)....Pages 107-135 Towards Rectifying Performance at the Molecular Scale (Guang-Ping Zhang, Zhen Xie, Yang Song, Gui-Chao Hu, Chuan-Kui Wang)....Pages 137-172 Switching Effects in Molecular Electronic Devices (Zihao Liu, Shizhao Ren, Xuefeng Guo)....Pages 173-205 Electrostatic Gate Control in Molecular Transistors (Hyunwook Song)....Pages 207-228 Organic Cocrystals: New Strategy for Molecular Collaborative Innovation (Yu Wang, Weigang Zhu, Huanli Dong, Xiaotao Zhang, Rongjin Li, Wenping Hu)....Pages 229-262