New Progress in Molecular Electronics

Abstract

Molecular-scale electronics studies the charge transport properties across molecules by constructing "elec-trode-molecule-electrode" junctions based on the molecular electrodes and single molecule or small amounts of molecular aggregates. It examines the structure-property relationship between the physical and chemical properties of the molecule and the charge transport by combining the intrinsic chemical properties of molecule with device architecture, reveals the micro-scale quantum transport mechanics principle, and explores molecular-based functional electronic devices. It is a research field that integrates chemistry, physics and microelectronics. In this review, we summarize some of the representative progress of molecular electronics in basic research (device preparation, transport mechanism) and applications in recent years.