Programmable self-assembly for scalable molecular electronic architectures
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| author | Helmi, Seham Liu, Junjie Andrews, Keith G Schreiber, Robert Bath, Jonathan Anderson, Harry L Turberfield, Andrew J Ardavan, Arzhang |
| author_facet | Helmi, Seham Liu, Junjie Andrews, Keith G Schreiber, Robert Bath, Jonathan Anderson, Harry L Turberfield, Andrew J Ardavan, Arzhang |
| contents | Molecular electronics and other technologies whose components comprise individual molecules have been pursued for half a century because the molecular scale represents the limit of miniaturisation of objects whose structure is tuneable for function. Despite the promise, practical progress has been hindered by the lack of methodologies for directed assembly of arbitrary structures applicable at the molecular scale. DNA nanotechnology is an emerging framework that uses programmed synthetic oligomers to encode the design of self-assembling structures with atomic precision at the nanoscale.
Here, we leverage DNA-directed self-assembly to construct single-molecule electrical transport devices in high yield, precisely positioning a metal-porphyrin between two 60 nm gold nanoparticles. Following deposition on SiO2 substrates, we image and establish electrical contact via established nanofabrication techniques. Each step of the process has a high success rate and we demonstrate device yields dramatically better than is possible using conventional approaches. Our approach is inherently scalable and adaptable to devices incorporating multiple heterogenous functional molecular components, finally offering a realistic framework for the realisation of classical and quantum molecular technologies. |
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| spellingShingle | Programmable self-assembly for scalable molecular electronic architectures Helmi, Seham Liu, Junjie Andrews, Keith G Schreiber, Robert Bath, Jonathan Anderson, Harry L Turberfield, Andrew J Ardavan, Arzhang Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Molecular electronics and other technologies whose components comprise individual molecules have been pursued for half a century because the molecular scale represents the limit of miniaturisation of objects whose structure is tuneable for function. Despite the promise, practical progress has been hindered by the lack of methodologies for directed assembly of arbitrary structures applicable at the molecular scale. DNA nanotechnology is an emerging framework that uses programmed synthetic oligomers to encode the design of self-assembling structures with atomic precision at the nanoscale. Here, we leverage DNA-directed self-assembly to construct single-molecule electrical transport devices in high yield, precisely positioning a metal-porphyrin between two 60 nm gold nanoparticles. Following deposition on SiO2 substrates, we image and establish electrical contact via established nanofabrication techniques. Each step of the process has a high success rate and we demonstrate device yields dramatically better than is possible using conventional approaches. Our approach is inherently scalable and adaptable to devices incorporating multiple heterogenous functional molecular components, finally offering a realistic framework for the realisation of classical and quantum molecular technologies. |
| title | Programmable self-assembly for scalable molecular electronic architectures |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.13642 |