Towards Molecular Electronics: New Way of Making Molecular Transistors

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A digital rendering of two carbon nanotubes linked by a single organic molecule. Such arrangements are much smaller than the traditional integrated circuit.
A digital rendering of two carbon nanotubes linked by a single organic molecule. Such arrangements are much smaller than the traditional integrated circuit.

Researchers at Columbia University's Nanoscience Center are on the verge of solving one of the most vexing barriers facing advances in molecular electronics: incorporating individual molecules into functional nanoscale devices and exploiting their electrical and chemical properties.


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