Molecular electronics

  Research topics [Applications]  

The research field of molecular electronics, moltronic for short, deals with electronic transport and excitations in molecular systems, and has been advertised as a new technology due to the ever-progressing miniaturization of devices. One of the basic ideas is that the intended functionalities of the devices (e.g. diode, memory, etc.) can be realized by a skillful synthesis of the molecules (e.g. pi-conjugated donor-acceptor entities, spin-crossover clusters, etc). Moltronic is therefore an interdisciplinary research area between physics and chemistry and fits in perfectly with the academic structure at the TU Chemnitz. In order to produce appropriate contacts and contact geometries for single-molecule, lithographic processes and surface nanostructure formation are used. A further challenge is to keep the functionality of molecules without being greatly affected by the environment. The research field of molecular electronics has a lot of overlap with the areas of sensor technology and optoelectronics.

• AG Salvan
• AG Tegenkamp
• AG Zahn