Molecular Electronics

Contents Chapter 1: Scope of Molecular Electronics 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Molecular materials for electronics 1.3 Molecular-scale electronics 1.4 The biological world 1.5 Future opportunities 1.6 Conclusions Bibliography References Chapter 2: Materials' Foundations 2.1 Introduction 2.2. Electronic structure 2.3 Chemical bonding 2.4 Bonding in organic compounds 2.5 Crystalline and noncrystalline materials 2.6 Polymers 2.7 Soft matter: emulsions, foams and gels 2.8 Diffusion Bibliography References Chapter 3: Electrical Conductivity 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Classical theory 3.3 Energy bands in solids 3.4 Organic compounds 3.5 Low frequency conductivity 3.6 Conductivity at high frequencies Bibliography References Chapter 4: Optical Phenomena 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Electromagnetic radiation 4.4 Interaction of EM waves with organic molecules 4.5 Transmission and reflection from interfaces 4.6 Waveguiding 4.7 Surface plasmons 4.8 Photonic crystals Bibliography References Chapter 5: Electroactive Organic Compounds 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Selected topics in chemistry 5.3 Conductive polymers 5.4 Charge-transfer complexes 5.5 Buckyballs and nanotubes 5.6 Piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity and ferroelectricity 5.7 Magnetic materials Bibliography References Chapter 6: Tools for Molecular Electronics 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Direct imaging 6.3 X-ray reflection 6.4 Neutron reflection 6.5 Electron diffraction 6.6 Infrared spectroscopy 6.7 Surface analytical techniques 6.8 Scanning probe microscopies 6.9 Film thickness measurements Bibliography References Chapter 7: Thin Film Processing and Device Fabrication 7.1 Introduction 7.2. Established deposition methods 7.3 Molecular architectures 7.4 Nanofabrication Bibliography References Chapter 8: Liquid Crystals and Devices 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Liquid crystal phases 8.3 Liquid crystal polymers 8.4 Display devices 8.5 Ferroelectric liquid crystals 8.6 Polymer dispersed liquid crystals 8.7 Liquid crystal lenses 8.8 Other application areas Bibliography References Chapter 9: Plastic Electronics 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Organic diodes 9.3 Metal-insulator-semiconductor structures 9.4 Field effect transistors 9.5 Integrated organic circuits 9.6 Organic light-emitting displays 9.7 Photovoltaic cells 9.8 Other application areas Bibliography References Chapter 10: Chemical Sensors and Actuators 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Sensing systems 10.3 Definitions 10.4 Chemical sensors 10.5 Biological olfaction 10.6 Electronic noses 10.7 Physical sensors and actuators 10.8 Smart textiles and clothing Bibliography References Chapter 11: Molecular-Scale Electronics 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Nanosystems 11.3 Engineering materials at the molecular level 11.4 Electronic device architectures 11.5 Molecular rectification 11.6 Electronic switching and memory devices 11.7 Single electron devices 11.8 Optical and chemical switches 11.9 Nanomagnetic systems 11.10 Nanotube electronics 11.11 Molecular actuation 11.12 Logic circuits 11.13 Computing architectures 11.14 Quantum computing Bibliography References Chapter 12: Bioelectronics 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Biological building blocks 12.3 Nucleotides 12.4 Cells 12.5 Genetic coding 12.6 The biological membrane 12.7 Neurons 12.8 Biosensors 12.9 DNA electronics 12.10 Photobiology 12.11 Molecular motors Bibliography References