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Fluidic Molecular Processing Devices

Lyshevski M.A., Lyshevski S.E., Lyshevski M.A., Lyshevski S.E., Microsystems and Nanotechnologies, US

We study fluidic molecular processing devices and modules to perform processing and related tasks. These developments are envisioned to be utilized in foreseen processing and memory systems. We consider various fluidic devices as modular primitives [...]

Effects of Gold Contacts on Transport through Benzene Molecule

Farajian A.A., Belosludov R.V., Mizuseki H., Kawazoe Y., Tohoku University, JP

Miniaturization of electronic devices has resulted in intensive interest in molecular devices that basically consist of a group of a few atoms, in contrast to the previous ‘bulk’ materials. As the molecules that are to [...]

Theoretical Analysis of Donor – Spacer – Acceptor Structure Molecule for Stable Molecular Rectifier

Mizuseki H., Niimura K., Majumder C., Belosludov R.V., Farajia A.A., Kawazoe Y., Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, JP

Recently, the field of molecular electronics has attracted strong attention as a post-silicon technology to enable future nanoscale electronic devices. The realization of a molecular device with a unimolecular rectifying function is one of the [...]

An Organic Molecule – Fullerene Mixture for a High Efficiency Photovoltaic Device: Theoretical Study

Mizuseki H., Niimura K., Majumder C., Kawazoe Y., Tohoku University, JP

The current general trend in research and development of photovoltaic elements is aimed at producing lower cost devices. An encouraging breakthrough in the development of highly efficient materials has been achieved by mixing electron-donor type [...]