Self-assembled aromatic molecular stacks, towards modular molecular electronic components
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 07:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Being able to effectively tune the electron-transport properties of a single-molecule has been a long-standing issue towards the crystallization of molecular electronics, where individual molecules mimic the behavior of common electronic components as a true alternative to conventional silicon devices. To functionalize electron transport properties, each and every individual molecule must be precisely aligned in place with sub-nanometer precision. In that sense, stacks of self-assembled aromatic components in which non-covalently bound π-stacks act as replaceable modular components are promising building blocks.