Large-area, ensemble molecular electronics: motivation and challenges

A Vilan, D Aswal, D Cahen - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
We review charge transport across molecular monolayers, which is central to molecular
electronics (MolEl), using large-area junctions (NmJ). We strive to provide a wide conceptual …

Electrografting: a powerful method for surface modification

D Belanger, J Pinson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrografting refers to the electrochemical reaction that permits organic layers to be
attached to solid conducting substrates. This definition can be extended to reactions …

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and methyl orange by ZnO: Eu nanoparticles

LV Trandafilović, DJ Jovanović, X Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
ZnO nanoparticles doped with different Eu 3+ percentages were synthesized in water (ZnO:
Eu (x%)-W) and other solvents (methanol ZnO: Eu (x%)-M and ethanol ZnO: Eu (x%)-E). X …

Chemical modification of semiconductor surfaces for molecular electronics

A Vilan, D Cahen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Inserting molecular monolayers within metal/semiconductor interfaces provides one of the
most powerful expressions of how minute chemical modifications can affect electronic …

Surface analytical studies of interfaces in organic semiconductor devices

Y Gao - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2010 - Elsevier
Surface and interface analytical studies have generated critical insight of the fundamental
processes at interfaces involving organic semiconductors. I will review surface analytical …

Molecules on Si: electronics with chemistry

A Vilan, O Yaffe, A Biller, A Salomon, A Kahn… - Advanced …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Basic scientific interest in using a semiconducting electrode in molecule‐based electronics
arises from the rich electrostatic landscape presented by semiconductor interfaces …

Spontaneous functionalization of carbon black by reaction with 4-nitrophenyldiazonium cations

M Toupin, D Bélanger - Langmuir, 2008 - ACS Publications
The mechanism of the spontaneous chemical functionalization of Vulcan carbon black by
reaction with 4-nitrophenyl diazonium cations was investigated by varying the reaction …

Tuning semiconductor band edge energies for solar photocatalysis via surface ligand passivation

S Yang, D Prendergast, JB Neaton - Nano letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
Semiconductor photocatalysts capable of broadband solar photon absorption may be
nonetheless precluded from use in driving water splitting and other solar-to-fuel related …

Thermal stability study of aryl modified carbon black by in situ generated diazonium salt

M Toupin, D Bélanger - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007 - ACS Publications
The thermal stability of functionalized Vulcan XC72R powders and the chemical species
liberated upon their heat treatment in air and nitrogen were investigated by a series of …

Steric effects in the reaction of aryl radicals on surfaces

C Combellas, D Jiang, F Kanoufi, J Pinson… - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
Steric effects are investigated in the reaction of aryl radicals with surfaces. The
electrochemical reduction of 2-, 3-, 4-methyl, 2-methoxy, 2-ethyl, 2, 6-, 2, 4-, and 3, 5 …