molecular electronics – TechConnect Briefs

Nanovias FIB-etching and filling in a micro-nano interposer for molecular electronics

Gac G.L., Audoit G., Thuaire A., Rauer C., Moriceau H., Baillin X., CEA-Grenoble, FR

As molecular electronics is getting more and more explored, a device enabling electrical characterization of the synthesized molecules becomes necessary. A micro-nano interposer is thus developed to allow connection between a molecular circuit and mesoscopic [...]

Calculated Production Yields in Metallofullerene Series

Slanina Z., Akasaka T., Nagase S., Institute for Molecular Science, JP

The paper reports computations for all lanthanoids L on their encapsulation into the only C74 IPR (isolated pentagon rule) cage (L@C74), for Z@C82 based on encapsulation into the IPR C2v C82 cage, and also for [...]

Modeling of Electronic Transport in Molecular Devices

Lamba V.K., Engles D., Malik S.S., Verma M., HCTM Kaithal, IN

Abstract— In this paper a novel approach for simulating electronic transport in nanoscale structures is introduced. We consider an open quantum system (the electrons of structure) accelerated by an external electromotive force and dissipating energy [...]

Computations on (Li)x@C60

Slanina Z., Nagase S., Institute for Molecular Science, JP

Li@C60 and Li@C70 can be now produced by the low-energy bombardment method in bulk amounts and thus, their computations at higher levels of theory are also of interest. In the report, the computations are carried [...]

Logicless Computational Architectures with Nanoscale Crossbar Arrays

Mouttet B., George Mason University, US

Modern computational architectures are reliant on basic logic circuits carrying out Boolean operations such as AND, OR, XOR, etc. Recently efforts have been made to replicate the functions of such logic circuits using various nanoelectronic [...]

Electric Filed Modulation on the Geometric and Electronic Structures of Diblock Molecule

Wi Li Y., Yin G.P., Zhao J.W., Harbin Institute of Technology, CN

Theoretical investigations on the diblock molecule, thiophene-thiazole compound, have been carried out at Hartree-Fock (HF) level by considering the interaction from the external electric field (EF). It demonstrates the external EF modifies both the geometric [...]

Novel Design of Molecular Integrated Circuits and Molecular Nanoarchitectronics

Lyshevski S.E., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

This paper reports the results in synthesis and design of novel three-dimensional (3D) nanoscale integrated circuits (nanoICs). These nanoICs can be implemented utilizing multi-terminal molecular devices that exhibit unique electronic characteristics. Aggregated molecules form molecular [...]

Tracking the Formation of a Break Junction Formed by Electromigration using Transmission Electron Microscopy

Dong J., Parviz B.A., University of Washington, US

Break junctions formed by electromigration have been extensively used in the molecular electronics and electrical characterization of atomic or molecular clusters and biological molecules such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)1. However, to obtain a controllable gap [...]

Application-specific Molecular Logic Systems

Zgol M., Wright R.G., Adebimpe D., Callinan T., GMA Industries, Inc., US

This paper describes progress in the development efforts in creation of organic-based molecular equivalents of the legacy systems in todays aircraft and aircraft systems. Utilizing advances in nanoassembly methodologies, including electromagnetic field-based manipulation techniques and [...]

Novel Approach to Circuit Board Testing

Wright R.G., Kirkland L.V., Zgol M., Adebimpe D., Keenan E., Mulligan R., GMA Industries, Inc., US

Fast, accurate, and inexpensive identification of failed integrated circuits on electronic circuit boards presents a major challenge for the electronic testing industry. In this paper we describe research and development efforts in the application of [...]