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Molecular Electronics

Molecular Electronics is an academic concept within Nanoelectronics and Molecular Nanotechnology that designates a subfield of electronics in which single molecules or nanoscale molecular assemblies function as active components for information processing, distinct from conventional solid-state devices by exploiting quantum mechanical and molecular-level electronic properties.

2.5K

Publications

207K

Citations

7.7K

Authors

1.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

586

Variants

Moletronics

Parents

Publications

2.5K

Chemically Derived, Ultrasmooth Graphene Nanoribbon Semiconductors

Xiaolin Li, Xinran Wang, Li Zhang et al. · Science · 2008 · 4.8K citations

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Conductance of a Molecular Junction

Mark A. Reed, Chongwu Zhou, C. J. Muller et al. · Science · 1997 · 3.4K citations

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Electronics using hybrid-molecular and mono-molecular devices

Christian Joachim, James K. Gimzewski, Ari Aviram · Nature · 2000 · 3.1K citations

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Large On-Off Ratios and Negative Differential Resistance in a Molecular Electronic Device

Juliana Chen, Mark A. Reed, Adam M. Rawlett et al. · Science · 1999 · 2.4K citations

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Measurement of Single-Molecule Resistance by Repeated Formation of Molecular Junctions

Bingqian Xu, Nongjian Tao · Science · 2003 · 2.3K citations

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Authors

7.7K

  1. JM
    James M. Tour

    Rice University, United States

    52 publications · 12.1K citations

    35

    h-index

  2. CJ
    Colin J. Lambert

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    46 publications · 4.5K citations

    32

    h-index

  3. MA
    Mark A. Ratner

    Northwestern University, United States

    38 publications · 7.1K citations

    31

    h-index

  4. WH
    Wenjing Hong

    Xiamen University, China

    42 publications · 3.2K citations

    30

    h-index

  5. JF
    J. Fraser Stoddart

    Northwestern University, United States

    29 publications · 7.8K citations

    27

    h-index

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Institutions

1.5K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    55 h-index

    477 publications

    41.4K citations

  2. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    43 h-index

    252 publications

    34.5K citations

  3. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences

    Beijing, China

    40 h-index

    335 publications

    27.9K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    37 h-index

    333 publications

    19.9K citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    36 h-index

    221 publications

    27.3K citations

  6. Rice University

    Houston, United States

    34 h-index

    162 publications

    22.6K citations

  7. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    32 h-index

    161 publications

    14.5K citations

  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    31 h-index

    129 publications

    35.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 188 publications · 21.3K citations

    87

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  2. Nano Letters

    89 publications · 10K citations

    53

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  3. Angewandte Chemie International Edition

    76 publications · 8.3K citations

    44

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  4. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

    112 publications · 4.1K citations

    37

    h-index

  5. Advanced Materials

    58 publications · 5.3K citations

    35

    h-index

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