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Formation and Electrical Interfacing of Nanocrystal-Molecule Nanostructures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Claire Barrett ,
Gaëtan Lévêque ,
Hugh Doyle ,
Donocadh P Lydon ,
Gareth Redmond ,
Trevor R Spalding  and
Aidan J Quinn
Claire Barrett
Affiliation:
claire.barrett@tyndall.ie, Tyndall National Institute, Nanotechnology Group, Cork, Ireland
Gaëtan Lévêque
Affiliation:
gaetan.leveque@tyndall.ie, Tyndall National Institute, Photonics Theory Group, Cork, Ireland
Hugh Doyle
Affiliation:
hugh.doyle@tyndall.ie, Tyndall National Institute, Nanotechnology Group, Cork, Ireland
Donocadh P Lydon
Affiliation:
donocadh.lydon@ucc.ie, University College Cork, Department of Chemistry, Cork, United States
Gareth Redmond
Affiliation:
gareth.redmond@ucd.ie, Tyndall National Institute, Nanotechnology Group, Cork, Ireland
Trevor R Spalding
Affiliation:
trevor.spalding@ucc.ie, University College Cork, Department of Chemistry, Cork, United States
Aidan J Quinn
Affiliation:
aidan.quinn@tyndall.ie, Tyndall National Institute, Nanotechnology Group, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork, 0, Ireland
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Abstract

The formation of nanocrystal-molecule-nanocrystal nanostructures via controlled mixing of Au nanocrystals and bifunctional Re linkers is reported. UV-visible absorbance data, coupled with histogram analysis of nanostructures measured using Scanning Electron Microscopy has shown a characteristic optical response at wavelengths close to 600 nm following formation of dimer and trimer nanostructures. Directed assembly processes based on dielectrophoretic trapping have also been developed for electrical interfacing of these nanostructures between top-down nanoelectrode pairs for electrical characterization.

Keywords

organicnanoscaleelectrical properties
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1154: Symposium B – Concepts in Molecular and Organic Electronics , 2009 , 1154-B06-07
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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