Single molecule electronic devices with carbon-based materials: Status and opportunity
Review article, 2021

The field of single molecule electronics has progressed remarkably in the past decades by allowing for more versatile molecular functions and improving device fabrication techniques. In particular, electrodes made from carbon-based materials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) may enable parallel fabrication of multiple single molecule devices. In this perspective, we review the recent progress in the field of single molecule electronics, with a focus on devices that utilizes carbon-based electrodes. The paper is structured in three main sections: (i) controlling the molecule/graphene electrode interface using covalent and non-covalent approaches, (ii) using CNTs as electrodes for fabricating single molecule devices, and (iii) a discussion of possible future directions employing new or emerging 2D materials. This journal is

Author

Shima Ghasemi

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Kasper Moth-Poulsen

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Nanoscale

2040-3364 (ISSN) 2040-3372 (eISSN)

Vol. 13 2 659-671

Subject Categories

Textile, Rubber and Polymeric Materials

Materials Chemistry

Condensed Matter Physics

DOI

10.1039/d0nr07844a

PubMed

33406181

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