Hankering for Molecular Electronics? Grab the New NIST Sandwich (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Hankering for Molecular Electronics? Grab the New NIST Sandwich (2 of 2)

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Gold surfaces created by other methods are substantially rougher, and would result in many of the molecular switches either being smashed or not contacting the silicon.

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Coll Bau, NIST

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