Journal
NANOSCALE
Volume 4, Issue 10, Pages 3013-3028Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2nr30245d
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- World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)
- JSPS [21310078]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [21310078] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Single functional molecules offer great potential for the development of novel nanoelectronic devices with capabilities beyond today's silicon-based devices. To realise single-molecule electronics, the development of a viable method for connecting functional molecules to each other using single conductive polymer chains is required. The method of initiating chain polymerisation using the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) is very useful for fabricating single conductive polymer chains at designated positions and thereby wiring single molecules. In this feature article, developments in the controlled chain polymerisation of diacetylene compounds and the properties of polydiacetylene chains are summarised. Recent studies of chemical soldering'', a technique enabling the covalent connection of single polydiacetylene chains to single functional molecules, are also introduced. This represents a key step in advancing the development of single-molecule electronics.
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