Molecular Electronics: From Principles to Practice(Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic & Optoelectronic Applications)

This consistent and comprehensive text is unique in providing an informed insight into molecular electronics by contrasting the prospects for molecular scale electronics with the continuing development of the inorganic semiconductor industry. Providing a wealth of information on the subject from background material to possible applications, Molecular Electronics contains all the need to know information in one easily accessible place. Speculation about future developments has also been included to give the whole picture of this increasingly popular and important topic.

Table of Contents:
Series Preface. Preface. Acknowledgements. Major Symbols and Abbreviations. 1. Scope of Molecular Electronics. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Molecular Materials for Electronics. 1.3 Molecular-scale Electronics. 1.3.1 Evolution of Microelectronics. 1.3.2 Moore's Laws. 1.3.3 Beyond Moore. 1.4 The Biological World. 1.5 Future Opportunities. 1.6 Conclusions. Bibliography. References. 2. Materials' Foundations. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Electronic Structure. 2.2.1 Atomic Structure. 2.2.2 Electrons in Atoms. 2.2.3 Filling of Orbitals. 2.2.4 The Periodic Table. 2.3 Chemical Bonding. 2.3.1 Bonding Principles. 2.3.2 Ionic Bond. 2.3.3 Covalent Bond. 2.3.4 Metallic Bonding. 2.3.5 Van der Waals Bonding. 2.3.6 Hydrogen Bonding. 2.4 Bonding in Organic Compounds. 2.4.1 Hybridized Orbitals. 2.4.2 Isomers. 2.4.3 Double and Triple Bonds. 2.5 Crystalline and Noncrystalline Materials. 2.5.1 States of Matter. 2.5.2 Phase Changes and Thermodynamic Equilibrium. 2.5.3 The Crystal Lattice. 2.5.4 Crystal Systems. 2.5.5 Miller Indices. 2.5.6 Distance Between Crystal Planes. 2.5.7 Defects. 2.5.8 Amorphous Solids. 2.6 Polymers. 2.6.1 Molecular Weight. 2.6.2 Polymer Structure. 2.6.3 Polymer Crystallinity. 2.7 Soft Matter: Emulsions, Foams and Gels. 2.8 Diffusion. Bibliography. Reference. 3. Electrical Conductivity. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Classical Theory. 3.2.1 Electrical Conductivity. 3.2.2 Ohm's Law. 3.2.3 Charge Carrier Mobility. 3.2.4 Fermi Energy. 3.3 Energy Bands in Solids. 3.3.1 Quantum Mechanical Foundations. 3.3.2 Kronig-Penney Model. 3.3.3 Conductors, Semiconductors and Insulators. 3.3.4 Electrons and Holes. 3.3.5 Intrinsic and Extrinsic Conduction. 3.3.6 Quantum Wells. 3.3.7 Disordered Semiconductors. 3.3.8 Conductivity in Low-dimensional Solids. 3.4 Organic Compounds. 3.4.1 Band Structure. 3.4.2 Doping. 3.4.3 Solitons, Polarons and Bipolarons. 3.4.4 Superconductivity. 3.5 Low-frequency Conductivity. 3.5.1 Electronic Versus Ionic Conductivity. 3.5.2 Quantum Mechanical Ttunnelling. 3.5.3 Variable Range Hopping. 3.5.4 Space-charge Injection. 3.5.5 Schottky and Poole-Frenkel Effects. 3.6 Conductivity at High Frequencies. 3.6.1 Complex Permittivity. 3.6.2 Impedance Spectroscopy. Bibliography. References. 4. Optical Phenomena. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Electromagnetic Radiation. 4.3 Refractive Index. 4.3.1 Permittivity Tensor. 4.3.2 Linear and Nonlinear Optics. 4.4 Interaction of EM Waves with Organic Molecules. 4.4.1 Absorption Processes. 4.4.2 Aggregate Formation. 4.4.3 Excitons. 4.4.4 Effect of Electric Fields on Absorption. 4.4.5 Emission Processes. 4.4.6 Energy Transfer. 4.5 Transmission and Reflection from Interfaces. 4.5.1 Laws of Reflection and Refraction. 4.5.2 Fresnel Equations. 4.5.3 Ellipsometry. 4.5.4 Thin Films. 4.6 Waveguiding. 4.7 Surface Plasmons. 4.7.1 The evanescent Field. 4.7.2 Surface Plasmon Resonance. 4.8 Photonic Crystals. 4.8.1 Subwavelength Optics. Bibliography. References. 5. Electroactive Organic Compounds. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Selected Topics in Chemistry. 5.2.1 Moles and Molecules. 5.2.2 Acids and Bases. 5.2.3 Ions. 5.2.4 Solvents. 5.2.5 Functional Groups. 5.2.6 Aromatic Compounds. 5.3 Conductive Polymers. 5.4 Charge-transfer Complexes. 5.5 Buckyballs and Nanotubes. 5.5.1 Fullerenes. 5.5.2 Carbon Nanotubes. 5.6 Piezoelectricity, Pyroelectricity and Ferroelectricity. 5.6.1 Basic Principles. 5.6.2 Organic Piezoelectric, Pyroelectric and Ferroelectric Compounds. 5.7 Magnetic Materials. 5.7.1 Basic Principles. 5.7.2 Organic Magnets. Bibliography. References. 6. Tools for Molecular Electronics. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Direct Imaging. 6.2.1 Optical Microscopy. 6.2.2 Electron Microscopy. 6.3 X-ray Reflection. 6.3.1 Electron Density Profile. 6.3.2 Keissig Fringes. 6.3.3 In-plane Measurements. 6.4 Neutron Reflection. 6.5 Electron Diffraction. 6.6 Infrared Spectroscopy. 6.6.1 Raman Scattering. 6.7 Surface Analytical Techniques. 6.8 Scanning Probe Microscopies. 6.9 Film Thickness Measurements. Bibliography. References. 7. Thin Film Processing and Device Fabrication. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Established Deposition Methods. 7.2.1 Spin-coating. 7.2.2 Physical Vapour Deposition. 7.2.3 Chemical Vapour Deposition. 7.2.4 Electrochemical Methods. 7.2.5 Inkjet Printing. 7.2.6 Sol-gel Processing. 7.2.7 Other Techniques. 7.3 Molecular Architectures. 7.3.1 Langmuir-Blodgett Technique. 7.3.2 Chemical Self-assembly. 7.3.3 Electrostatic Layer-by-layer Deposition. 7.4 Nanofabrication. 7.4.1 Photolithography. 7.4.2 Nanometre Pattern Definition. 7.4.3 Soft Lithography Techniques. 7.4.4 Scanning Probe Manipulation. 7.4.5 Dip-pen Nanolithography. 7.4.6 Other Methods. Bibliography. References. 8. Liquid Crystals and Devices. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Liquid Crystal Phases. 8.2.1 Thermotropic Liquid Crystals. 8.2.2 Lyotropic Liquid Crystals. 8.3 Liquid Crystal Polymers. 8.4 Display Devices. 8.4.1 Birefringence. 8.4.2 Freedericksz Transition. 8.4.3 Twisted Nematic Display. 8.4.4 Passive and Active Addressing. 8.4.5 Full-colour Displays. 8.4.6 Super-twisted Nematic Display. 8.5 Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals. 8.6 Polymer-dispersed Liquid Crystals. 8.7 Liquid Crystal Lenses. 8.8 Other Application Areas. Bibliography. References. 9. Plastic Electronics. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Organic Diodes. 9.2.1 Schottky Diode. 9.2.2 Ohmic Contacts. 9.3 Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Structures. 9.3.1 Idealized MIS Device. 9.3.2 Organic MIS Structures. 9.4 Field Effect Transistors. 9.5 Integrated Organic Circuits. 9.5.1 Radiofrequency Identification Tags. 9.6 Organic Light-emitting Displays. 9.6.1 Device Efficiency. 9.6.2 Methods of Efficiency Improvement. 9.6.3 Full-colour Displays. 9.6.4 Electronic Paper. 9.7 Photovoltaic Cells. 9.7.1 Organic Semiconductor Solar Cell. 9.7.2 Dye-sensitized Solar Cell. 9.7.3 Luminescent Concentrator. 9.8 Other Application Areas. 9.8.1 Conductive Coatings. 9.8.2 Batteries and Fuel Cells. 9.8.3 Xerography. Bibliography. References. 10. Chemical Sensors and Actuators. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Sensing Systems. 10.3 Definitions. 10.4 Chemical Sensors. 10.4.1 Calorimetric Gas Sensors. 10.4.2 Electrochemical Cells. 10.4.3 Resistive Gas Sensors. 10.4.4 Dielectric Sensors. 10.4.5 Acoustic Devices. 10.4.6 Optical Sensors. 10.5 Biological Olfaction. 10.6 Electronic Noses. 10.7 Physical Sensors and Actuators. 10.7.1 Touch Sensors. 10.7.2 Polymer Actuators. 10.7.3 Lab-on-a-chip. 10.8 Smart Textiles and Clothing. Bibliography. References. 11. Molecular-scale Electronics. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Nanosystems. 11.2.1 Scaling Laws. 11.2.2 Interatomic Forces. 11.3 Engineering Materials at the Molecular Level. 11.3.1 Polar Materials. 11.3.2 Nonlinear Optical Materials. 11.3.3 Photonic Crystals. 11.4 Electronic Device Architectures. 11.5 Molecular Rectification. 11.6 Electronic Switching and Memory Devices. 11.6.1 Resistive Bistable Devices. 11.6.2 Flash Memories. 11.6.3 Spintronics. 11.6.4 Three-dimensional Architectures. 11.7 Single-electron Devices. 11.8 Optical and Chemical Switches. 11.8.1 Fluorescence Switching. 11.8.2 Photochromic Systems. 11.8.3 Chemical Control. 11.9 Nanomagnetic Systems. 11.10 Nanotube Electronics. 11.11 Molecular Actuation. 11.11.1 Dynamically Controllable Surfaces. 11.11.2 Rotaxanes. 11.11.3 Optical Tweezers. 11.12 Logic Circuits. 11.13 Computing Architectures. 11.14 Quantum Computing. Bibliography. References. 12. Bioelectronics. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Biological Building Blocks. 12.2.1 Amino Acids and Peptides. 12.2.2 Proteins. 12.2.3 Enzymes. 12.2.4 Carbohydrates. 12.2.5 Lipids. 12.3 Nucleotides. 12.3.1 Bases. 12.3.2 DNA. 12.3.3 RNA. 12.3.4 ATP, ADP. 12.4 Cells. 12.5 Genetic Coding. 12.5.1 Replication, Transcription and Translation. 12.6 The Biological Membrane. 12.6.1 Transport Across the Membrane. 12.7 Neurons. 12.8 Biosensors. 12.8.1 Biocatalytic Sensors. 12.8.2 Bioaffinity Sensors. 12.9 DNA Electronics. 12.10 Photobiology. 12.10.1 Bacteriorhodopsin. 12.10.2 Photosynthesis. 12.11 Molecular Motors. 12.11.1 Nature's Motors. 12.11.2 Artificial Motors. Bibliography. References. Index.

About the Author :
Michael C. Petty, Professor of Engineering and Co-Director of Centre for Molecular and Nanoscale Electronics, University of Durham, UK Michael Petty graduated from the University of Sussex with a BSc (First Class Honours) in Electronics. He subsequently obtained his PhD from Imperial College, University of London for work on the electrical and optical properties of semiconducting inorganic thin films. More recently, his research activities have expanded to encompass thin films, in particular Langmuir-Blodgett films, of organic materials. He has a special interest in the application of such thin layers to electronic and opto-electronic devices. Professor Petty has lectured extensively worldwide and published over 250 papers in these subjects. In 1994, he was awarded the DSc degree from the University of Sussex. Professor Petty is the UK editor of the Elsevier Journal of Materials Science and Engineering C and Co-Director of the Durham Centre for Molecular and Nanoscale Electronics. He was Chairman of the School of Engineering at Durham University from Jan 1997 to Aug 2000.

Review :
"The book is a very useful contribution to pedagogy in this rapidly–evolving area." (The Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre, December 2008)