Flexible Crossbar Molecular Devices with Patterned EGaIn Top Electrodes for Integrated All‐Molecule‐Circuit Implementation
Here, a unique crossbar architecture is designed and fabricated, incorporating vertically integrated self-assembled monolayers in electronic devices. This architecture is used to showcase 100 individual vertical molecular junctions on a single chip with a high yield of working junctions and high device uniformity. The study introduces a transfer approach for patterned liquid-metal eutectic alloy of gallium and indium top electrodes, enabling the creation of fully flexible molecular devices with electrical functionalities. The devices exhibit excellent charge transport performance, sustain a high rectification ratio (>10<sup>3</sup>), and stable endurance and retention properties, even when the devices are significantly bent. Furthermore, Boolean logic gates, including OR and AND gates, as well as half-wave and full-wave rectifying circuits, are successfully implemented. The unique design of the flexible molecular device represents a significant step in harnessing the potential of molecular devices for high-density integration and possible molecule-based computing.
Authors
- Wuxian Peng
- Junyang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7252-1900)
- Zhou Cao
- Jin‐Liang Lin
- Ziming Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2973-576X)
- Zhenyu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3352-771X)
- Yuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4204-2992)
- Mingyao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0930-3414)
- Shuai Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9453-4130)
- Yu Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0822-4696)
- Chenshuai Yan
- Shengzhe Qiu
Institutions
- Xiamen University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology (CN)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202406456
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China