Development of a test bed for molecular memory and molecular photovoltaic devices.

纳米结构材料和使用它们的设备的发展处于现代科学技术的前沿。功能单元是结构有序的单分子的电子设备主导着生化过程，特别是与之相关的光合作用和细胞能量生产；人工设备有望在长期数据存储和可再生太阳能生产等价值数十亿美元的市场上采用新技术。然而，将分子与宏观互连连接起来是一个巨大的技术挑战，在这个项目中，基本的基础科学将通过将分子形成设备可访问的功能材料来确定。

The development of nanostructured materials and the devices that utilize them is at the forefront of modern science and technology. Electrical devices whose functional units are structurally ordered single molecules dominate biochemical processes, especially pertinent ones being photosynthesis and cellular energy production; artificial devices promise new technologies in multi-$B markets such as long-term data storage and renewable solar-energy production. Interfacing molecules with macroscopic interconnects poses a great technological challenge, however, and in this project the underlying basic science will be determined through the formation of molecules into device-accessible functional materials.