Computing at the Molecular Level

Abstract

A review. This documents a small fraction of the research currently being undertaken around the globe into the development of systems which, in the soln. state, mimic the behavior of switches and logic gates, through the two-dimensional ordering of mols. as a result of the formation of Langmuir films, up to the incorporation of suitably designed mols. into solid-state mol. electronic devices capable of performing useful tasks, such as the retention of memory and the operation of logic gates. [on SciFinder(R)]