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Title: Chemical self-assembly strategies for designing molecular electronic circuits

Journal Article · · ChemComm
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CC07200D · OSTI ID:1572730
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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Laboratory for Surface Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA

Design principles are demonstrated for fabricating molecular electronic circuits using the inherently self-limiting growth of molecular wires between gold nanoparticles from the oligomerization of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanide.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704.
OSTI ID:
1572730
Journal Information:
ChemComm, Journal Name: ChemComm Vol. 55 Journal Issue: 92; ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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