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Nature 408, 421-422 (23 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35044179
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- Delhi 110067 India
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- University of Münster
- Munster 48149 Germany
Molecular electronics: A dual-action material
Fernando Palacio1 & Joel S. Miller
Abstract
In the drive for smaller electronic components, chemists are thinking on a molecular scale. By combining two simple molecules, a hybrid has been produced that is both magnetic and an electrical conductor.
As we approach the physical limits of conventional silicon-based electronics, there is a clear need for entirely new types of materials that can deliver smaller and smaller devices. A strong candidate in this field is molecular electronics, which uses assemblies of individual molecules to mimic larger, conventional structures such as switches or semiconductors.
- Fernando Palacio is at the Instituto
de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, CSIC, Universidad de Zaragoza,
50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
e-mail: Email: palacio@posta.unizar.es
Correspondence to: Joel S. Miller Joel S. Miller is in the
Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City,
Utah 84112-0850, USA.
e-mail: Email: jsmiller@chemistry.utah.edu
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