Molecularly inherent voltage-controlled conductance switching Export

@article{citeulike:6084223, abstract = {Molecular electronics has been proposed as a pathway for high-density nanoelectronic devices. This pathway involves the development of a molecular memory device based on reversible switching of a molecule between two conducting states in response to a trigger, such as an applied voltage. Here we demonstrate that voltage-triggered switching is indeed a molecular phenomenon by carrying out studies on the same molecule using three different experimental configurations—scanning tunnelling microscopy, crossed-wire junction, and magnetic-bead junction. We also demonstrate that voltage-triggered switching is distinctly different from stochastic switching, essentially a transient (time-dependent) phenomenon that is independent of the applied voltage.}, author = {Blum, Amy S. and Kushmerick, James G. and Long, David P. and Patterson, Charles H. and Yang, John C. and Henderson, Jay C. and Yao, Yuxing and Tour, James M. and Shashidhar, Ranganathan and Ratna, Banahalli R.}, citeulike-article-id = {6084223}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat1309}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat1309}, day = {16}, doi = {10.1038/nmat1309}, issn = {1476-1122}, journal = {Nature Materials}, keywords = {applications, electronics\_molecular, experimental, switch, vibrational}, month = {January}, number = {2}, pages = {167--172}, posted-at = {2009-11-08 14:13:06}, priority = {4}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Molecularly inherent voltage-controlled conductance switching}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat1309}, volume = {4}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6084223 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6084223 N2 - Molecular electronics has been proposed as a pathway for high-density nanoelectronic devices. This pathway involves the development of a molecular memory device based on reversible switching of a molecule between two conducting states in response to a trigger, such as an applied voltage. Here we demonstrate that voltage-triggered switching is indeed a molecular phenomenon by carrying out studies on the same molecule using three different experimental configurations—scanning tunnelling microscopy, crossed-wire junction, and magnetic-bead junction. We also demonstrate that voltage-triggered switching is distinctly different from stochastic switching, essentially a transient (time-dependent) phenomenon that is independent of the applied voltage. IS - 2 JF - Nature Materials SN - 1476-1122 EP - 172 TI - Molecularly inherent voltage-controlled conductance switching PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 4 SP - 167 KW - applications KW - electronics_molecular KW - experimental KW - switch KW - vibrational AU - Blum, Amy AU - Kushmerick, James AU - Long, David AU - Patterson, Charles AU - Yang, John AU - Henderson, Jay AU - Yao, Yuxing AU - Tour, James AU - Shashidhar, Ranganathan AU - Ratna, Banahalli PY - 2005/01/16/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat1309 ER -