Cuniberti G., Fagas G., Richter K. (Eds.) Introducing Molecular Electronics

Springer, 2005. — 525 p. — (Lecture Notes in Physics). — ISBN-13 978-3-540-27994-5.This volume presents a summary of our current understanding of molecular electronics combined with selected state-of-the-art results at a level accessible to the advanced undergraduate or novice postgraduate. This single book comprises the basic knowledge of both theory and experiment underpinning this rapidly growing field. Concepts and techniques such as density functional theory and charge transport, break junctions and scanning probe microscopy are introduced step-by-step and are subsequently used in specific examples.Introducing Molecular Electronics: A Brief Overview
Theory
Foundations of Molecular Electronics – Charge Transport in Molecular Conduction Junctions
AC-Driven Transport Through Molecular Wires
Electronic Structure Calculations for Nanomolecular Systems
Ab-initio Non-Equilibrium Green’s Function Formalism for Calculating Electron Transport in Molecular Devices
Tight-Binding DFT for Molecular Electronics (gDFTB)
Current-Induced Effects in Nanoscale Conductors
Single Electron Tunneling in Small Molecules
Transport through Intrinsic Quantum Dots in Interacting Carbon Nanotubes
Experiment
Contacting Individual Molecules Using Mechanically Controllable Break Junctions
Intrinsic Electronic Conduction Mechanisms in Self-Assembled Monolayers
Making Contacts to Single Molecules: Are We There Yet?
Six Unimolecular Rectifiers and What Lies Ahead
Quantum Transport in Carbon Nanotubes
Charge Transport in DNA-based Devices
Outlook
CMOL: Devices, Circuits, and Architectures
Architectures and Simulations for Nanoprocessor Systems Integrated on the Molecular Scale