Exploring the performance of molecular rectifiers: limitations and factors affecting molecular rectification.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
There has been significant work investigating the use of molecules as nanoscale rectifiers in so-called "molecular electronics". However, less attention has been paid to optimizing the design parameters of molecular rectifiers or to their inherent limitations. Here we use a barrier tunneling model to examine the degree of rectification that can be achieved and to provide insight for the design and development of molecules with optimum rectification responses.
Medical subject headings
- Computer-Aided Design
- Equipment Failure Analysis
- Microelectrodes
- Models, Chemical
- Nanostructures
- Nanotechnology
- Semiconductors