Electrochemically active organic thin film, method for producing the same, and device using the same

Abstract

This invention provides an electrochemically active organic thin film capable of repeating reversible oxidation / reduction a number of times. Further, the invention provides a novel approach to so-called ''molecular nanoelectronics'' utilizing organic molecules as operating units, with the use of such organic thin film. Such electrochemically active organic thin film comprises a substrate, an organic molecular film comprising organic molecules having terminal amino groups chemically fixed on the surface of the substrate, and metal atoms or metal ions coordinately bound to the amino groups.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to electrochemically active organic thin films capable of repeating reversible oxidation / reduction multiple times, methods for their manufacture, and several devices using the same. Background technique [0002] The miniaturization of semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) is continuing to progress. In 2005, mass production of super integrated circuits with a minimum line width of 65 nm became possible. The design rule of minimum line width of 22nm is the goal to be achieved in the next 10 years. Furthermore, in the near future, processing precision at the atomic and molecular level, such as process line widths of 10 nm or less, will be required. However, whether electronic devices for this single-nanotechnology era can be constructed using existing electronic materials, semiconductors, metals or dielectrics is a major concern. Therefore, a breakthrough in the field of materials engineering is expected. [0003] As a ...

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[0004] However, 30 years after it was first proposed, it is still difficult to construct electronic circuits composed of organic molecules

Despite the steady progress of this technology, the chances of practical application of molecular semiconductors that can replace metal wires with a response speed comparable to that of highly conductive molecular wires, silicon or compound semiconductors, etc., are still very low in the near future.

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