Molecular electronics: strategies and progress in China

The field of molecular electronics is being used to explore a new generation of electronic devices and bionic information processing systems in China. Molecular research in China covers three different levels: (1) nanotechnology for molecular assembly in both fundamental and practical applications; (2) molecular devices for sensing, memory, switching, and actuation; (3) and theoretical studies on novel computing principles. In this article the authors review the main achievements in molecular electronics, but due to space limitations, it is impossible to cover all important results.