Conductance switching of self-assembled monolayers

首次检测到自组装在电极上的分子单层的电刺激开关，为未来分子尺度的电开关提供了有用的信息。在有机晶体管的电极-分子界面中插入这种自组装单层膜，可以有效地切断电极-分子相互作用，从而揭示出界面的异常电特性。进一步研究了实现两个有机绝缘体单晶间导电界面的具体条件。

Electrically-stimulated switching of a molecular monolayer self-assembled on an electrode was electrically detected for the first time, giving us useful information towards the future molecular-scale electric switches. Such self-assembled monolayers inserted into electrode-molecule interfaces in organic transistors were found to effectively cut the electrode-molecule interaction, which revealed anomalous electrical characteristics of the interfaces. Furthermore, detailed conditions were investigated to achieve conducting interfaces between two organic insulator single crystals.