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There is a growing interest in the connection of a single molecule or a wire of atomic diameter between two electrodes. This has led to the investigation of a new class of nanoscale materials: lines of metal atoms of atom-sized cross section, lines of atomic defects, and conjugated oligomers. Several ways to fabricate such materials are discussed, such as the self assembly of metal atoms on a surface under UHV, deposition from or sliding with an STM tip apex, and local surface modification using a voltage pulse. The synthesis of molecular wires is also presented, the objective being to produce long, low-gap, rigid conjugated oligomers. §The electrical connection of a single atomic or a single molecule is more challenging: Mechanical (break junction) STM or nanolithographic coplanar junctions are currently being used to measure the resistance of a single nanometer-scale wire. The theoretical problems associated with such measurements involve both solid state physics and quantum chemistry.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Chemistry Physical chemistry

• Full title: Atomic and Molecular Wires
• Subtitle: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Les Houches, France, 6-10 May 1996
• Author: C. Joachim, Siegmar Roth
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 232
• EAN: 9780792346289
• ISBN: 0792346289
• ID: 01395449
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Weight: 528 g
• Dimensions: 240 × 160 × 17 mm
• Published: 1997

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