Nanoscience includes the study of objects and systems in which at least one dimension is 1-
100 nm. The objects studied in this range of sizes are larger than atoms and small …

Molecular electronics involves the use of single or small packets of molecules as the
fundamental units for computing. While initial targets are the substitution of solid-state wires …

Self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been widely employed as an effective way to
modify interfaces of electronic/optoelectronic devices. To achieve a good control of the …

This is the report of a DOE-sponsored workshop organized to discuss the status of our
understanding of charge-transfer processes on the nanoscale and to identify research and …

A reliable method has been developed for making through-bond electrical contacts to
molecules. Current-voltage curves are quantized as integer multiples of one fundamental …

The understandings and applications of self-assembly have evolved significantly since the
adsorption of n-alkyldisulfides on gold surfaces was first reported. The desire to produce …

We tracked over time the conductance switching of single and bundled phenylene
ethynylene oligomers isolated in matrices of alkanethiolate monolayers. The persistence …

The development of structure–property relationships for monodisperse oligomers has been
extremely useful to rationalize the properties of high molecular weight linear π‐conjugated …

Bolaamphiphilic molecules contain a hydrophobic skeleton (eg, one, two, or three alkyl
chains, a steroid, or a porphyrin) and two water-soluble groups on both ends. 1-6 …

Molecular electronics is, relatively speaking, a young field. Even so, there have been many
significant advances and a much greater understanding of the types of materials that will be …