The first functional molecular transistor
DEC 31, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023966
Wired.com : Researchers have showed the first functional transistor made from a single molecule. The transistor, which has a benzene molecule attached to gold contacts, could behave just like a silicon transistor.The molecule’s different energy states can be manipulated by varying the voltage applied to it through the contacts. And by manipulating the energy states, researchers were able to control the current passing through it.
© 2009 American Institute of Physics
