Testing Molecular Wires A Photophysical and Quantum Chemical Assay /

• Main Author: Wielopolski, Mateusz (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Springer Theses
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Physics.; Electric power production.; Physical Chemistry.; Applied and Technical Physics.; Energy Technology.

The field of molecular electronics and organic photovoltaics is steadily growing. One of the major themes in molecular electronics is the construction, measurement, and understanding of the current-voltage response of an electronic circuit, in which molecules may act as conducting elements. The inve...

Table of Contents:

• and Motivation
• to Molecular Electronics
• Motivation—Focusing on Molecular Wires
• Theoretical Concepts
• Concepts of Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer Processes Across Molecular Bridges
• Molecule-Assisted Transport of Charges and Energy Across Donor–Wire–Acceptor Junctions
• Examples of Molecular Wire Systems
• Results and Discussion
• Objective
• Instruments and Methods
• Energy Transfer Systems
• Electron Transfer Systems
• Conclusions and Outlook.