AVS 54th International Symposium
    Nanometer-scale Science and Technology Tuesday Sessions
       Session NS-TuP

Paper NS-TuP7
A Study on the Patterned Molecular Wires Based on Cartenoids by Electrostatic Force Microscopy and I-V Measurement

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 6:00 pm, Room 4C

Session: Nanometer-scale Science and Technology Poster Session I
Presenter: J.W. Yoo, Myongji University, Korea
Authors: J.W. Yoo, Myongji University, Korea
J.W. Kim, Myongji University, Korea
Y.J. Choi, Myongji University, Korea
Y.S. Kim, Myongji University, Korea
S.H. Koo, Myongji University, Korea
C.J. Kang, Myongji University, Korea
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Electrical properties of single carotenedithiol molecules lithographed on Au by micro channel have been investigated by electrostatic force microscopy (EFM) and current versus voltage (I-V) measurement. The Carotenedithiol molecules have three different species of end-groups substitutive. To make a wire pattern, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) micro channel carrying carotendithiol molecules are used and the molecules are inserted into an octadecane monolayer that is previously patterned on Au substrate. After removing the PDMS channel, EFM and I-V measurement was performed on the remained wire pattern. For the efficient microscopy, we adopted cantilever oscillation method using Lorentz force. The results show that the organic molecules of cartenoid based patterned nano wires can be a candidate of the element for nano devices.