Molecular Electronics

From Principles to Practice
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-01307-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 544 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1096 g

Reihe: Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic & Optoelectronic Applications

Molecular electronics is a fast moving and exciting subject that exploits the electronic and optoelectronic properties of organic and biological materials. Areas of application and potential application range from chemical and biochemical sensors to plastic light emitting displays.
Molecular Electronics: From Principles to Practice provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary subject of molecular electronics with detailed examples of applications. The topics covered include:
* Scope of Molecular Electronics
* Materials' Foundations
* Electrical Conductivity
* Optical Phenomena
* Electroactive Organic Compounds
* Tools for Molecular Electronics
* Thin Film Processing and Device Fabrication
* Liquid Crystals and Devices
* Plastic Electronics
* Chemical Sensors and Actuators
* Molecular-Scale Electronics
* Bioelectronics
This book is aimed at final year science or engineering undergraduate students. It will also be accessible to readers from a wide range of backgrounds (from physicists, chemists, biologists, electrical engineers to materials scientists) in both industry and academia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Petty, Mike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Chapter 1: Scope of Molecular Electronics
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Molecular materials for electronics
1.3 Molecular-scale electronics
1.4 The biological world
1.5 Future opportunities
1.6 Conclusions
Bibliography
References
Chapter 2: Materials' Foundations
2.1 Introduction
2.2. Electronic structure
2.3 Chemical bonding
2.4 Bonding in organic compounds
2.5 Crystalline and noncrystalline materials
2.6 Polymers
2.7 Soft matter: emulsions, foams and gels
2.8 Diffusion
Bibliography
References
Chapter 3: Electrical Conductivity
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Classical theory
3.3 Energy bands in solids
3.4 Organic compounds
3.5 Low frequency conductivity
3.6 Conductivity at high frequencies
Bibliography
References
Chapter 4: Optical Phenomena
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Electromagnetic radiation
4.4 Interaction of EM waves with organic molecules
4.5 Transmission and reflection from interfaces
4.6 Waveguiding
4.7 Surface plasmons
4.8 Photonic crystals
Bibliography
References
Chapter 5: Electroactive Organic Compounds
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Selected topics in chemistry
5.3 Conductive polymers
5.4 Charge-transfer complexes
5.5 Buckyballs and nanotubes
5.6 Piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity and ferroelectricity
5.7 Magnetic materials
Bibliography
References
Chapter 6: Tools for Molecular Electronics
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Direct imaging
6.3 X-ray reflection
6.4 Neutron reflection
6.5 Electron diffraction
6.6 Infrared spectroscopy
6.7 Surface analytical techniques
6.8 Scanning probe microscopies
6.9 Film thickness measurements
Bibliography
References
Chapter 7: Thin Film Processing and Device Fabrication
7.1 Introduction
7.2. Established deposition methods
7.3 Molecular architectures
7.4 Nanofabrication
Bibliography
References
Chapter 8: Liquid Crystals and Devices
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Liquid crystal phases
8.3 Liquid crystal polymers
8.4 Display devices
8.5 Ferroelectric liquid crystals
8.6 Polymer dispersed liquid crystals
8.7 Liquid crystal lenses
8.8 Other application areas
Bibliography
References
Chapter 9: Plastic Electronics
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Organic diodes
9.3 Metal-insulator-semiconductor structures
9.4 Field effect transistors
9.5 Integrated organic circuits
9.6 Organic light-emitting displays
9.7 Photovoltaic cells
9.8 Other application areas
Bibliography
References
Chapter 10: Chemical Sensors and Actuators
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Sensing systems
10.3 Definitions
10.4 Chemical sensors
10.5 Biological olfaction
10.6 Electronic noses
10.7 Physical sensors and actuators
10.8 Smart textiles and clothing
Bibliography
References
Chapter 11: Molecular-Scale Electronics
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Nanosystems
11.3 Engineering materials at the molecular level
11.4 Electronic device architectures
11.5 Molecular rectification
11.6 Electronic switching and memory devices
11.7 Single electron devices
11.8 Optical and chemical switches
11.9 Nanomagnetic systems
11.10 Nanotube electronics
11.11 Molecular actuation
11.12 Logic circuits
11.13 Computing architectures
11.14 Quantum computing
Bibliography
References
Chapter 12: Bioelectronics
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Biological building blocks
12.3 Nucleotides
12.4 Cells
12.5 Genetic coding
12.6 The biological membrane
12.7 Neurons
12.8 Biosensors
12.9 DNA electronics
12.10 Photobiology
12.11 Molecular motors
Bibliography
References