Molecular Electronics: From Principles To Practice( Series - Wiley Series In Materials For Electronic And Optoelectronic Applications )

Molecular electronics is a fast moving and exciting subject that exploits the electronic and optoelectronic properties of organic and biological materials. Areas of application and potential application range from chemical and biochemical sensors to plastic light emitting displays.

Molecular Electronics: From Principles to Practice provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary subject of molecular electronics with detailed examples of applications. The topics covered include:

Scope of Molecular Electronics Materials' Foundations Electrical Conductivity Optical Phenomena Electroactive Organic Compounds Tools for Molecular Electronics Thin Film Processing and Device Fabrication Liquid Crystals and Devices Plastic Electronics Chemical Sensors and Actuators Molecular-Scale Electronics Bioelectronics

This book is aimed at final year science or engineering undergraduate students. It will also be accessible to readers from a wide range of backgrounds (from physicists, chemists, biologists, electrical engineers to materials scientists) in both industry and academia.

This consistent and comprehensive text is unique in providing an informed insight into molecular electronics by contrasting the prospects for molecular scale electronics with the continuing development of the inorganic semiconductor industry. Providing a wealth of information on the subject from background material to possible applications, "Molecular Electronics" contains all the need to know information in one easily accessible place. Speculation about future developments has also been included to give the whole picture of this increasingly popular and important topic.