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This review highlights molecular design for nonlinear and nonsymmetric single-molecule electronic properties such as rectification, negative differential resistance, and switching, which are important components of future single-molecule information processing devices. Perspectives on integrated “molecular circuits” are also provided. Nonlinear and nonsymmetric single-molecule electronics can be designed by utilizing (1) asymmetric molecular cores, (2) asymmetric anchoring groups, (3) an asymmetric junction environment, and (4) asymmetric electrode materials. This review mainly focuses on the design of molecular cores.
Chapter 4 was originally published as Tamaki, T. & Ogawa, T. Top Curr Chem (Z) (2017) 375: 79. DOI 10.1007/s41061-017-0167-y.
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Tamaki, T., Ogawa, T. (2019). Nonlinear and Nonsymmetric Single-Molecule Electronic Properties Towards Molecular Information Processing. In: Guo, X. (eds) Molecular-Scale Electronics . Topics in Current Chemistry Collections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03305-7_4
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