Petty M.C. Molecular Electronics: From Principles to Practice

Wiley, 2007. — 540 p. — (Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic & Optoelectronic Applications). — ISBN: 978-0-470-01308-3.Molecular electronics is an exciting and challenging sphere of activity, enabling the fabrication of a wide range of electronic devices based around organic materials and low-cost technologies. Taken to its limit, molecular electronics also offers unlimited computational power. However, the subject is not without its critics, who are quick to point out that organic materials have restricted stability and will find difficulty competing with their inorganic counterparts. The International Semiconductor Roadmap also predicts that silicon microelectronics still has some way to go before it runs out of steam.
Supporter or sceptic – much depends on your definition of molecular electronics. Are we dealing with materials science or molecular manipulation? The purpose of this book is to provide some clarity here. My intention is first to give some insight into the physics and chemistry of organic materials, and to explore the means that are now available to manipulate these materials and to measure their properties. An overview is then provided of what already has been achieved, in terms of technological applications, and what may be accomplished in the foreseeable future. I have written the book from the viewpoint of a final year science or engineering undergraduate; I hope it is accessible to readers from a wide range of backgrounds.
This consistent and comprehensive text is unique in providing an informed insight into molecular electronics by contrasting the prospects for molecular scale electronics with the continuing development of the inorganic semiconductor industry. Providing a wealth of information on the subject from background material to possible applications, Molecular Electronics contains all the need to know information in one easily accessible place. Speculation about future developments has also been included to give the whole picture of this increasingly popular and important topic.Scope of Molecular Electronics
Materials’ Foundations
Electrical Conductivity
Optical Phenomena
Electroactive Organic Compounds
Tools for Molecular Electronics
Thin Film Processing and Device Fabrication
Liquid Crystals and Devices
Plastic Electronics
Chemical Sensors and Actuators
Molecular-Scale Electronics
Bioelectronics.