"Interfacial Supramolecular Assemblies"

Describes the supramolecular properties of molecular assemblies that contain a solid phase, offering an integrated approach to measurement and addressibility. \* Offers an integrated approach to measurement and addressibility.\* Features case studies describing the major devices developed using this technology.\* The prospects for the future of interfacial supramolecular assemblies are considered.

the Field Of Molecular Electronics Ranges From Well-defined And Well-understood Phenomena Such As Non-linear Optical Responses, To The Tantalizing And Conceptually Difficult Areas Of Computing And Information Storage At The Molecular Level.

supramolecular Assemblies, Constructed Using Single Electro- Or Photoactive Molecules As Building Blocks, Offer A Striking Way To Create Materials Whose Organized Architecture Makes Them Suitable For Developing Molecular Electronic Devices. To Achieve This Objective, One Must Not Only Be Able To Direct The Fabrication Of The Assembly And Characterize It Fully, It Is Also Important To Be Able To Address The Nanoscopic Structure, I.e., To Connect The Everyday Macroscopic And Nanoscopic Worlds. The Best Approach To Realizing This Key Objective Is To Use Solid Surfaces As Platforms.

this Book Describes The Properties Of Supramolecular Assemblies That Are Constructed On Solid Platforms But Where The Properties Of The Support Play A Very Significant Role In The Overall Properties Of The System, I.e., Its Distinct Functions Can No Longer Be Assigned To The Molecular Components And The Platform On Which It Is Assembled.

in A Novel, Highly Integrated Manner, This Book Describes:

• fabrication And Characterization Of Interfacial Supramolecular Assemblies

• properties And Functions Of Suitable Platforms

• issues Of Electronic And Photonic Addressability

• modes Of Communication And Devices Such As Molecular Wires

• optoelectronic Gates

• chemosensors Developed With This Innovat

  ive Approach

this Book Will Be Of Interest To Researchers, Final Year Undergraduates And Postgraduates In The Areas Of Supramolecular Chemistry, Photophysics, Electrochemistry And Functional Materials.

"Front Matter"......Page 1 "Chapter 1: Introduction"......Page 12 "Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework for Electrochemical and Optical Processes"......Page 19 "Chapter 3: Methods of Analysis"......Page 60 "Chapter 4: Formation and Characterization of Modified Surfaces"......Page 96 "Chapter 5: Electron and Energy Transfer Dynamics"......Page 162 "Chapter 6: Interfacial Electron Transfer Processes at Modified Semiconductor Surfaces"......Page 262 "Chapter 7: Conclusions and Future Directions"......Page 310 "Index"......Page 317 "Front Matter" 1 "Chapter 1: Introduction" 12 "Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework for Electrochemical and Optical Processes" 19 "Chapter 3: Methods of Analysis" 60 "Chapter 4: Formation and Characterization of Modified Surfaces" 96 "Chapter 5: Electron and Energy Transfer Dynamics" 162 "Chapter 6: Interfacial Electron Transfer Processes at Modified Semiconductor Surfaces" 262 "Chapter 7: Conclusions and Future Directions" 310 "Index" 317 "stolen and cated by kolpak" Describes supramolecular properties of molecular assemblies that contain a solid phase, offering an integrated approach to measurement and addressibility. This book offers an integrated approach to measurement and addressibility. It features case studies describing the devices developed using this technology.