Analysis of Nano and Molecular Arrays of Negative Differential Resistance Devices for Sensing and Electronics

Author

Gimenez, Alejandro J. ; Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel ; Seminario, Jorge M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Chem. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

Volume

9

Issue

9

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1136

Lastpage

1141

Abstract

We develop a mathematical procedure to simulate and analyze circuits of molecular devices presenting negative differential resistance. Our software implements deterministic and random methods to predict and explain programmability of configurable molecular arrays to perform logical, mathematical, and sensing tasks. A random method is developed to find all operation states a negative differential resistance circuit can yield. This information is valuable and would be difficult to obtain from classical circuit simulation.

Keywords

molecular electronics; nanoelectronics; configurable molecular arrays programmability; logical tasks; mathematical tasks; molecular arrays; molecular devices; negative differential resistance circuit; negative differential resistance devices; random methods; sensing tasks; Analytical models; CMOS logic circuits; Chemical engineering; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Logic arrays; Logic circuits; Programmable logic arrays; Molecular electronics; nanoCell; nanotechnology; negative differential resistance; simulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Sensors Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1530-437X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSEN.2009.2026003

Filename

5208664