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Leveraging light to control electronic properties, Columbia Engineering’s new single-molecule devices with direct metal-metal contacts mark a significant advancement in molecular electronics, promising enhanced miniaturization and efficiency in electronic components. Credit: Venkatraman labhave announced the creation of highly conductive, tunable single-molecule devices in which the molecule is attached to leads by using direct metal-metal contacts.
“By harnessing the light-induced oxidation, we found a way to manipulate these tiny building blocks at room temperature, opening doors to a future where light can be used to control the behavior of electronic devices at the molecular level,” said the study’s lead author Woojung Lee, who is a Ph.D. student in Venkararaman’s lab.Venkataraman’s new approach will enable her team to extend the types of molecular terminations chemistries they can use for creating single-molecule devices.
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