Handbook of Single-Molecule Electronics

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Contents

Preface xiii

1 Introduction 1

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2 Experimental Techniques 5

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2.1 Introduction 5

2.2 Experimental Techniques 6

2.2.1 Mechanical Techniques 7

2.2.1.1 Scanning tunneling microscope 8

2.2.1.2 Atomic force microscope 9

2.2.1.3 Mechanically controlled break

junction 11

2.2.2 Nanofabrication Methods 13

2.2.2.1 Electromigration 13

2.2.2.2 Evaporation methods 14

2.2.2.3 Direct manipulation methods 15

2.2.2.4 Low-dimensional electrode materials 16

2.2.3 Self-Assembled Devices 18

2.3 Identifying Single Molecules in Devices 19

2.3.1 Statistics 19

2.3.2 Single-Molecule Signatures 20

2.3.3 Possible Artifacts 23

2.4 Summary and Conclusion 24

3 Basic Theory of Electron ...