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This volume presents a summary of our current understanding of molecular electronics combined with selected state-of-the-art results at a level accessible to the advanced undergraduate or novice postgraduate. This single book comprises the basic knowledge of both theory and experiment underpinning this rapidly growing field. Concepts and techniques such as density functional theory and charge transport, break junctions and scanning probe microscopy are introduced step-by-step and are subsequently used in specific examples. The text addresses a wide range of systems including molecular junctions made of single-molecules, self-assembled monolayers, carbon nanotubes and DNA.

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Author:   Gianaurelio Cuniberti ,  Giorgos Fagas ,  Klaus Richter
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Volume:   680
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.819kg
ISBN:  

9783642066283

ISBN 10:   3642066283
Pages:   517
Publication Date:   22 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Theory.- Foundations of Molecular Electronics – Charge Transport in Molecular Conduction Junctions.- AC-Driven Transport Through Molecular Wires.- Electronic Structure Calculations for Nanomolecular Systems.- Ab-initio Non-Equilibrium Green’s Function Formalism for Calculating Electron Transport in Molecular Devices.- Tight-Binding DFT for Molecular Electronics (gDFTB).- Current-Induced Effects in Nanoscale Conductors.- Single Electron Tunneling in Small Molecules.- Transport through Intrinsic Quantum Dots in Interacting Carbon Nanotubes.- Introducing Molecular Electronics: A Brief Overview.- Introducing Molecular Electronics: A Brief Overview.- Experiment.- Contacting Individual Molecules Using Mechanically Controllable Break Junctions.- Intrinsic Electronic Conduction Mechanisms in Self-Assembled Monolayers.- Making Contacts to Single Molecules: Are We There Yet?.- Six Unimolecular Rectifiers and What Lies Ahead.- Quantum Transport in Carbon Nanotubes.- Carbon Nanotube Electronics and Optoelectronics.- Charge Transport in DNA-based Devices.- Outlook.- CMOL: Devices, Circuits, and Architectures.- Architectures and Simulations for Nanoprocessor Systems Integrated on the Molecular Scale.

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