Functional high-yield molecular-scale electronic devices

Date
Jun 14, 2016, 11:00 am11:00 am
Location
Engineering Quadrangle, B205

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Molecular electronic devices that utilize molecules as electronic device components are fascinating [1], however molecular devices are not so practical because a typical vertically structured molecular devices has a very low devices yield. In this talk, I will explain a few methods to overcome this low yield problem; for example, (1) a method by introducing an intermediated protective layer between the molecular layer and the top electrode [2], and (2) a method with a direct metal transfer technique [3]. I will further explain our recent demonstration of molecular devices with device functionalities such as rectifying or photoswitching on flexible substrates [4].

[1] Chem. Rev. 116, 4318 (2016)-review, Adv. Mater. 23, 1583 (2011)-review, Nature 462, 1039 (2009).
[2] Akkerman et al. Nature 441, 69 (2006); Adv. Mater. 23, 755 (2011).
[3] Nanotechnology 26, 025601 (2015); Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 063110 (2015).
[4] Nature Nanotech. 7, 438 (2012), Adv. Funct. Mater. 24, 2472 (2014); Adv. Mater. 26, 3968 (2014).