The study of charge transport through organic thin films: Mechanism, tools and applications

Emily A. Weiss; Jennah K. Kriebel; Maria Anita Rampi; George M. Whitesides

doi:10.1098/rsta.2007.2029

The study of charge transport through organic thin films: Mechanism, tools and applications

Emily A. Weiss, Jennah K. Kriebel, Maria Anita Rampi, George M. Whitesides^*

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In this paper, we discuss the current state of organic and molecular-scale electronics, some experimental methods used to characterize charge transport through molecular junctions and some theoretical models (superexchange and barrier tunnelling models) used to explain experimental results. Junctions incorporating self-assembled monolayers of organic molecules - and, in particular, junctions with mercury-drop electrodes - are described in detail, as are the issues of irreproducibility associated with such junctions (due, in part, to defects at the metal-molecule interface).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1509-1537
Number of pages	29
Journal	Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Volume	365
Issue number	1855
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2007.2029
State	Published - Jun 15 2007

Keywords

Alkanethlolates
Defects
Molecular junctions
Self-assembled monolayer
Superexchange

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General Engineering
General Physics and Astronomy
General Mathematics

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The study of charge transport through organic thin films: Mechanism, tools and applications. / Weiss, Emily A.; Kriebel, Jennah K.; Rampi, Maria Anita et al.
In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 365, No. 1855, 15.06.2007, p. 1509-1537.

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