From the Electronics of Molecules to Molecular Electronics

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Decades of societal progress have been achieved through advances in semiconductor technology during what might be termed the Silicon Revolution. The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors has identified molecular components as a solution to problems including data storage and very high-density circuits over the next 15 - 20 years. This project will target some of the difficult challenges in realising molecular electronics technology: molecular contacts to surfaces; function beyond the wire; transistor-like response. This project brings together an international team with expertise in chemical synthesis, electronic structure determination and single molecule conductance measurements to address these challenges.