Molecule rectifier fabricated by capillary tunnel junction (original) (raw)

In this report we describe experimental results based on the capillary tunnel junctions of alkyl derivatives such as C 16 H 33 OH, C 18 H 37 Br, C 18 H 37 NH 2 and C 18 H 37 OH sandwiched between indium electrodes. The tunnel junctions are highly reproducible and stable. The I-V characteristics of the tunnel junction fabricated by this method show rectifying behavior. The results indicate that the electron conductance could be significantly affected by the cooperativity between molecules and electrode materials. Ó