Reversible Conductance Switching in Molecular Devices

Authors: Auke Jisk Kronemeijer, Hylke B. Akkerman, Tibor Kudernác, B. J. van Wees, Ben L. Feringa, Paul W. M. Blom, Bert de Boer - Advanced Materials 2008 cited by 247

A reliable and reproducible solid-state molecular electronic device that shows bidirectional conductance switching of molecular origin is demonstrated. The devices are manufactured by conventional processing techniques and are based on a molecular monolayer of photochromic diarylethenes, sandwiched between two electrodes, which switches reversibly and in situ between two conductance states via optical addressing.