Advances in interface science over the last 20 years have demonstrated the use of
molecular nanolayers (MNLs) at inorganic interfaces to access emergent phenomena and …

Introducing molecular nanolayers (MNLs) is attractive for enhancing the stability of, and
inducing unusual properties at, inorganic thin film interfaces. Although organic molecules …

We report a 13-fold increase in electrical contact conductivity Σ c upon introducing a 1, 8-
octanedithiol (ODT) monolayer at Cu–Bi2Te3 interfaces. In contrast introducing ODT at Ni …

Self-assembled monolayer (SAM) with tunable surface chemistry and smooth surface
provides an approach to adhesion improvement and suppressing deleterious chemical …

Controlling electrical transport across metal-thermoelectric interfaces is key to realizing high
efficiency devices for solid state refrigeration and waste-heat harvesting. We obtain up to 17 …

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) deposited on SiO2 and on a porous dielectric material
using a supercritical CO2 (SCCO2) process are investigated by X-ray reflectivity (XRR) and …

Recent experiments have shown that polypropylene (PP) with a small fraction of hydroxyl (-
OH) side groups displays a two-fold increase in the dielectric permittivity. It has been …

Controlling electronic transport across metal-thermoelectric interfaces is important for
realizing high-efficiency solid-state refrigeration and waste-heat harvesting devices. We …

This chapter describes how chemical phenomena and their control have been involved in
the development and implementation of current interconnects in ULSI device. It first reviews …