• DocumentCode
    3606663
  • Title

    The booms and busts of molecular electronics

  • Author

    Kelly, Kevin F. ; Mody, Cyrus C. M.

  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    52
  • Lastpage
    60
  • Abstract
    Forty years ago, a New York University graduate student named Arieh Aviram opened his Ph.D. dissertation with a bold suggestion: "Taking a clue from nature, [which] utilizes molecules for the carrying out of many physical phenomena, it may be possible to miniaturize electronic components down to molecular size." What Aviram was proposing was revolutionary: leapfrogging the ongoing miniaturization trend of Moore\´s Law by substituting single organic molecules for silicon transistors and diodes.
  • Keywords
    molecular electronics; Moore´s Law; diodes; electronic components miniaturization; miniaturization trend; molecular electronics; silicon transistors; single organic molecules; Crystals; Molecular electronics; Semiconductor diodes; Silicon; Systems engineering and theory; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2015.7274196
  • Filename
    7274196
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3606663