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This paper reports on some of the recent advances in the development and testing of molecular-scale electronic devices, devices that may ultimately be the basis of a molecular-based computer. These advances include: the synthesis of molecules which will perform specific electronic functions, self-assembled monolayer formation of rigid-rod conjugated oligomers, novel methodologies for the design and testing of molecular electronic devices, and the observance of negative differential resistance (NDR) through a molecule.
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Rawlett, A.M., Mickelson, E.T., Reinerth, W.A. et al. Molecular Scale Electronics. MRS Online Proceedings Library 582, 92 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-582-H9.2
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