Potential On-off Switch For Nanoelectronics

Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 10:35 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers have shown that electrical resistance through a molecular junction -- a nanometer scale circuit element that contacts gold atoms with a single molecule -- can be turned "on" and "off" simply by pushing and pulling the junction. This feature has potential for being used as a switch in future nanoscale electronic devices.

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