AVS 53rd International Symposium
    Electronic Materials and Processing Friday Sessions
       Session EM-FrM

Paper EM-FrM9
Molecular Tunnel Junctions Incorporating Nickel-Octanedithiol Multilayer Thin Film

Friday, November 17, 2006, 10:40 am, Room 2001

Session: Molecular Electronics
Presenter: L.H. Yu, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Authors: L.H. Yu, National Institute of Standards and Technology
J.G. Kushmerick, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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We present measurement of tunneling junctions made using self-assembled nickel-octanedithiol multilayer thin film. Multilayer structures on evaporated gold and nickel surfaces were studied by ellipsometry, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) measurements were performed on the nickel-dithiol multilayer thin films and bulk materials to characterize their magnetic properties. We will discuss the effect of applied magnetic field on the electronic transport of these ferromagnetic atoms containing tunneling junctions.