Large-area, ensemble molecular electronics: motivation and challenges

A Vilan, D Aswal, D Cahen - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
We review charge transport across molecular monolayers, which is central to molecular
electronics (MolEl), using large-area junctions (NmJ). We strive to provide a wide conceptual …

Self-assembled monolayers of push–pull chromophores as active layers and their applications

J Wang, V Gadenne, L Patrone, JM Raimundo - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, considerable attention has been focused on the design and development
of surfaces with defined or tunable properties for a wide range of applications and fields. To …

Complexity and opportunities in liquid metal surface oxides

A Martin, C Du, B Chang, M Thuo - Chemistry of Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ability of metal alloys to rapidly oxidize in ambient conditions presents both a challenge
and an opportunity. Herein, we focus on opportunities buried in the passivating oxide of …

Molecular Origin of the Odd–Even Effect of Macroscopic Properties of n-Alkanethiolate Self-Assembled Monolayers: Bulk or Interface?

F Ben Amara, ER Dionne, S Kassir… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Elucidating the influence of the monolayer interface versus bulk on the macroscopic
properties (eg, surface hydrophobicity, charge transport, and electron transfer) of organic …

Quantifying gauche defects and phase evolution in self-assembled monolayers through sessile drops

J Chen, B Chang, S Oyola-Reynoso, Z Wang… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are widely used in surface modifications, specifically in
tuning the surface chemistry of materials. The structure and properties of SAMs have been …

Hydrophobicity of self-assembled monolayers of alkanes: fluorination, density, roughness, and Lennard-Jones cutoffs

S Carlson, M Becker, FN Brünig, K Ataka, R Cruz… - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The interplay of fluorination and structure of alkane self-assembled monolayers and how
these affect hydrophobicity are explored via molecular dynamics simulations, contact angle …

Role of Nanoscale Roughness and Polarity in Odd–Even Effect of Self‐Assembled Monolayers

C Du, Z Wang, J Chen, A Martin… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dependency of substrate roughness on wetting properties of self‐assembled
monolayers (SAMs) has been studied extensively, but most previous studies used limited …

The unusual dielectric response of large area molecular tunnel junctions probed with impedance spectroscopy

X Chen, CA Nijhuis - Advanced Electronic Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dielectric behavior of organic materials at molecular dimensions can be vastly different
than their bulk counterparts and therefore it is important to investigate and control the …

Substrate roughness and tilt angle dependence of sum-frequency generation odd–even effects in self-assembled monolayers

C Du, RS Andino, MC Rotondaro… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Role of substrate type, gold or silver, and surface roughness on the parity odd–even effect in
n-alkanethiolate (n= 10–16) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), materials of potential …

Two-dimensional self-assemblies of azobenzene derivatives: effects of methyl substitution of azobenzene core and alkyl chain length

Y Kikkawa, M Nagasaki, Y Norikane - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Elucidating the correlation between the molecular arrangement and physical properties of
organic compounds is critical to facilitating the development of advanced functional …