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SUMMARY:Towards functional molecular devices based on electrically-burnt g
 raphene nano-electrodes - Dr Xinya Bian\, University of Oxford
DTSTART:20180122T141500Z
DTEND:20180122T151500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Joanna Waldie
DESCRIPTION:The use of individual molecules as active elements has the pot
 ential to advance various fields\, such as electronic device miniaturizati
 on\, energy harvesting\, data storage\, biological sensing. One most impor
 tant step towards these technological advancements is to understand and co
 ntrol the charge and heat transfer at single molecule level\, in particula
 r across the molecule - electrode junction. This problem can be addressed 
 in terms of  a few sub ones\, which are fabrication of nanoscale electrode
 s matching molecule dimensions\, robust attachment of  molecules to nano-e
 lectrodes\, and unambiguous characterization of  molecule - electrode  jun
 ctions. In this talk\, I will firstly discuss approaches employed in our g
 roup towards tackling these problems\, in comparison with other methods de
 veloped previously in literature. I will then show results on various func
 tional devices being developed based on these approaches. To conclude\, I 
 will attempt to discuss briefly about the problems yet to be addressed\, a
 long with possible solutions.\n\n
LOCATION:Mott Seminar Room (Mott Building Room 531)\, Cavendish Laboratory
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