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Fabricating Nanogaps by Nanoskiving
Published on: May 13, 2013
Molecular electronics: connection across nano-sized electrode gaps
Geoffrey J Ashwell1, Piotr Wierzchowiec, Catherine J Bartlett
1The Nanomaterials Group, School of Chemistry, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL55 2UW, UK. g.j.ashwell@bangor.ac.uk
Abstract:
Prefabricated nano-scale structures in which gold electrodes are separated by an insulating core permit self-assembly of a single string "molecular necklace" around its circumference; these devices require no further invasive metal deposition following molecular insertion and exhibit symmetrical current-voltage (I-V) curves that mimic those of self-assembled films on planar substrates.

