This is an easy-to-understand explanation of 'What is molecular electronics?'
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Electronic functions using molecules ' Molecular electronics ' has recently become a field of researcher's attention. What exactly is molecular electronics? About the matter, the Royal Society of Chemistry explains in YouTube animation.
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Our lives depend on particle interactions in many ways.
Therefore, development of technology can be expected by clarifying the nature of particles.
For example, device miniaturization is limited to the size of the components that make up the device, but is it possible to reduce the size of the electrical circuit itself by using the smallest sized 'molecules' as a stable structure? And has attracted attention.
However, molecular-level electronic devices are controlled in the quantum world, which is very difficult at the time of writing.
So, in modern scientific research, we try to solve the problem by understanding the nature of the carbon chain together with the nature of the integrated double bond .
The connection of
Under this premise, by utilizing the quantum mechanical characteristics of the disubstituted carbon chain family ...
It is possible to create helical molecular orbitals.
Researchers have found that current flows in an annular fashion on such helical molecular orbitals.
We also found that the direction of the current depends on the direction in which the molecular orbital is wound. In other words, it was shown that the current can be controlled by the structure and direction of the molecule.
The goal of 'device size reduction' leads to manipulating the molecules that form the major components of the electronic circuit ...
From there, interesting new research has been opened up.
It is possible that in the future, such carbon chains as above will be applied to substances such as
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