Nanostructures Based on Molecular Materials

Part 1 Design of molecular functional units: molecular dual-path electron transfer of the photosynthetic metalloprotein plastocyamin from plants and a blue-green bacterium, H.E.M. Christensen et al photo-electric conversion with Langmuir-Blodgett films, M. Fujihira organic low dimensional system -: ESPRIT BR Action OLDS, E.G. Wilson the cellular automation and shift register - concepts of electronics on a molecular level, S. Roth molecular electronics - information techniques with functional molecular units, A. Naebauer et al semi-conductor nanotechnologies - tools for molecular processing. Part 2 Design and synthesis of specific molecules: molecular materials for nanoelectronics and nanophotonics - a quantum chemistry insight, J.L. Bredas polymer nanomaterials - ionic conductivity, relaxation and chromophore nonlinear optics, D. Li et al switching molecules for molecular electronics - ESPRIT BR Action MOLSWITCH, K. Schaumburg et al. Part 3 Assembly of molecules: polyion complexed Langmuir-Blodgett films, M. Fujihira and Y. Gotoh Langmuir-Blodgett films - a route to molecular electronics, I.R. Peterson building up two-dimensional molecular networks by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique, F. Porteu and S. Palacin investigation of alignment properties of Langmuir-Blodgett films, Y. Wei and J. Fang artificially made polar structures, L.M. Blinov intrinsic molecular semiconductory - design, electrical and magnetic properties, J.J. Andre submicronic molecular wires - electron and energy conduction at the nanometer scale, J. Simon transition metal soaps - composite inorganic-organic materials for columnar liquid crystals and gels, J.C. Marchon et al. Part 4 Characterization of molecular structures: change transport in metal/organic/metal-microstructures, M. Stoldt et al characterization and modification of molecular materials by scanning tunneling microscopy, J.P. Rabe photoemission spectroscopy - a basic tool for the study of molecular materials, W.R. Salaneck et al interface engineering of molecular materials, W. Goepel.