Abstract
The construction of a very simple electronic device, a rectifier, based on the use of a single organic molecule is discussed. The molecular rectifier consists of a donor pi system and an acceptor pi system, separated by a sigma-bonded (methylene) tunnelling bridge. The response of such a molecule to an applied field is calculated, and rectifier properties indeed appear.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 277-283 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 15 1974 |
Funding
their adyice and suggestions. MR is indebted to the donors of the Petroleum Research Fund, administered by the American Chemical Society, for partial support of this research, to B.M. Hoffman for discussions of ref. [9], and to J.R. Sabin for help with the iND0 Work. We are also grateful to Dr. H. Kuhn for his helpful suggestions.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry