Molecular Electronics

- Series Preface
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Major Symbols and Abbreviations

1. Scope of Molecular Electronics
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Molecular Materials for Electronics
1.3 Molecular-scale Electronics
1.4 The Biological World
1.5 Future Opportunities
1.6 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- References

2. Materials' Foundations
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Electronic Structure
2.3 Chemical Bonding
2.4 Bonding in Organic Compounds
2.5 Crystalline and Noncrystalline Materials
2.6 Polymers
2.7 Soft Matter: Emulsions, Foams and Gels
2.8 Diffusion
- Bibliography
- Reference

3. Electrical Conductivity
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Classical Theory
3.3 Energy Bands in Solids
3.4 Organic Compounds
3.5 Low-frequency Conductivity
3.6 Conductivity at High Frequencies
- Bibliography
- References

4. Optical Phenomena
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Electromagnetic Radiation
4.3 Refractive Index
4.4 Interaction of EM Waves with Organic Molecules
4.5 Transmission and Reflection from Interfaces
4.6 Waveguiding
4.7 Surface Plasmons
4.8 Photonic Crystals
- Bibliography
- References

5. Electroactive Organic Compounds
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Selected Topics in Chemistry
5.3 Conductive Polymers
5.4 Charge-transfer Complexes
5.5 Buckyballs and Nanotubes
5.6 Piezoelectricity, Pyroelectricity and Ferroelectricity
5.7 Magnetic Materials
- Bibliography
- References

6. Tools for Molecular Electronics
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Direct Imaging
6.3 X-ray Reflection
6.4 Neutron Reflection
6.5 Electron Diffraction
6.6 Infrared Spectroscopy
6.7 Surface Analytical Techniques
6.8 Scanning Probe Microscopies
6.9 Film Thickness Measurements
- Bibliography
- References

7. Thin Film Processing and Device Fabrication
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Established Deposition Methods
7.3 Molecular Architectures
7.4 Nanofabrication
- Bibliography
- References

8. Liquid Crystals and Devices
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Liquid Crystal Phases
8.3 Liquid Crystal Polymers
8.4 Display