Structure of a Molecular-Scale Circuit Component

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Julian Baumert (left) and Michael Lefenfeld.
Julian Baumert (left) and Michael Lefenfeld.

At the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, researchers have determined the structure of an experimental, organic compound-based circuit component, called a “molecular electronic junction,” that is only a few nanometers in dimension. This study may help scientists understand how the structure of molecular junctions relates to their performance and function and, in the longer term, may help incorporate these and other molecular-scale devices into a new generation of remarkably small electronics-based technologies.


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