The fabrication, characterization and functionalization in molecular electronics

• Published in: International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 22003 - 22045
• Main Authors: Zhao, Yi, Liu, Wenqing, Zhao, Jiaoyang, Wang, Yasi, Zheng, Jueting, Liu, Junyang, Hong, Wenjing, Tian, Zhong-Qun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.06.2022
• Subjects: Charge transport; Circuit design; Construction methods; Electrodes; Electronic components; Electronic devices; Electronics; fabrication and functionalization; Interdisciplinary subjects; Logic circuits; Miniaturization; molecular electronic device; Molecular electronics; molecular junction; Transport properties

Developments in advanced manufacturing have promoted the miniaturization of semiconductor electronic devices to a near-atomic scale, which continuously follows the ‘top-down’ construction method. However, huge challenges have been encountered with the exponentially increased cost and inevitably prom...