Issue 2, 2021

Single molecule electronic devices with carbon-based materials: status and opportunity

Abstract

The field of single molecule electronics has progressed remarkably in the past decades by allowing for more versatile molecular functions and improving device fabrication techniques. In particular, electrodes made from carbon-based materials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) may enable parallel fabrication of multiple single molecule devices. In this perspective, we review the recent progress in the field of single molecule electronics, with a focus on devices that utilizes carbon-based electrodes. The paper is structured in three main sections: (i) controlling the molecule/graphene electrode interface using covalent and non-covalent approaches, (ii) using CNTs as electrodes for fabricating single molecule devices, and (iii) a discussion of possible future directions employing new or emerging 2D materials.

Graphical abstract: Single molecule electronic devices with carbon-based materials: status and opportunity

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
03 Nov. 2020
Accepted
18 Dec. 2020
First published
18 Dec. 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 659-671

Single molecule electronic devices with carbon-based materials: status and opportunity

S. Ghasemi and K. Moth-Poulsen, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 659 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR07844A

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