Clustering effects on discontinuous gold film NanoCells. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Reproducible negative differential resistance (NDR)-like switching behavior is observed in NanoCells. This behavior is attributed to the formation of filaments and clusters between the discontinuous gold films. Control experiments are performed by self-assembly of insulating molecules between the gold islands and conducting molecules on these islands. Additional control experiments are performed by removing the filaments and clusters between islands using a piranha bath. The results are consistent with theoretical predictions and extend the domain of molecular electronics based in organic molecules to include nanosized clusters as active units. This facilitates a scenario where synthetically accessible organic molecules, with defined characteristics, can be adjusted by metallic nanoclusters as an in situ fine-tuning element, able to compensate for the lack of addressing in the nanosize regime.

published proceedings

  • J Nanosci Nanotechnol

author list (cited authors)

  • Seminario, J. M., Ma, Y., Agapito, L. A., Yan, L., Araujo, R. A., Bingi, S., ... Tour, J. M.

citation count

  • 33

complete list of authors

  • Seminario, Jorge M||Ma, Yuefei||Agapito, Luis A||Yan, Liuming||Araujo, Roy A||Bingi, Sridhar||Vadlamani, Nagendra S||Chagarlamudi, Krishna||Sudarshan, Tangali S||Myrick, Michael L||Colavita, Paula E||Franzon, Paul D||Nackashi, David P||Cheng, Long||Yao, Yuxing||Tour, James M

publication date

  • September 2004