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Metallic Nanoparticles Linked to Molecular Switches as Signal Processing Devices
Javier CerveraSalvador Mafesubject
Molecular switchSignal processingMaterials sciencebusiness.industryBiomedical EngineeringConductanceNanoparticleBioengineeringGeneral ChemistryApplied potentialCondensed Matter PhysicsElectrodeOptoelectronicsGeneral Materials SciencebusinessMetal nanoparticlesNanoscopic scaledescription
We explore theoretically the use of nanoscale switches whose conductance can be varied between two states by an external stimulus to implement signal processing devices. The building block is formed by a metallic nanoparticle linked to two electrodes by an organic ligand and a molecular switch. The system implementation exploits the sharp current resonance of the system that occurs when the frequencies of the applied potential and the induced variation on the switch conductance coincide.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-02 | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |