Vincent Meunier and Bobby G Sumpter 2007 Nanotechnology 18 424032 doi:10.1088/0957-4484/18/42/424032
Vincent Meunier1 and Bobby G Sumpter
Show affiliationsIt was recently shown that a molecule encapsulated inside a carbon nanotube can be used to devise a novel type of non-volatile memory element. At the heart of the mechanism for storing and reading information is the new concept of a molecular gate where the molecule acts as a passive gate that hinders the flow of electrons for a given position relative to the nanotube host. By systematically exploring the effects of encapsulation of an acceptor molecule in a series of carbon nanotubes, we show that the reliability of the memory mechanism is very sensitive to the interaction between the nanotube host and the molecule guest.
Issue 42 (24 October 2007)
Received 2 April 2007
Published 21 September 2007
Vincent Meunier and Bobby G Sumpter 2007 Nanotechnology 18 424032
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