Towards molecular photochemionics

In the last few years there has been a great interest in developing electronics at a molecular level (molecular electronics), e.g. to construct miniaturized electric circuits that would be much smaller than the corresponding micron-scale digital logic circuits fabricated on conventional solid-state...

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Main Authors: Margherita Venturi, Vincenzo Balzani, Roberto Ballardini, Alberto Credi, M. Teresa Gandolfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110662X04000017
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author Margherita Venturi
Vincenzo Balzani
Roberto Ballardini
Alberto Credi
M. Teresa Gandolfi
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description In the last few years there has been a great interest in developing electronics at a molecular level (molecular electronics), e.g. to construct miniaturized electric circuits that would be much smaller than the corresponding micron-scale digital logic circuits fabricated on conventional solid-state semiconductor chips. An alternative possibility to the use of electron fluxes as a means for information processing (electronics) is that of using optical beams (photonics), but up until now scarce attention has been devoted to the possibility of developing photonics at the molecular level. In this paper we review some recent achievements in the design and construction of molecular-level systems that are capable of transferring, switching, collecting, storing, and elaborating light signals. The combination of molecular photonics with chemionics can lead to a wealth of molecular-level devices capable of information processing.
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spelling doaj-art-110c273e2da142628482bb927eaa97472025-08-20T02:02:20ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X2004-01-016111010.1155/S1110662X04000017Towards molecular photochemionicsMargherita Venturi0Vincenzo Balzani1Roberto Ballardini2Alberto Credi3M. Teresa Gandolfi4Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, Bologna 40126, ItalyDipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, Bologna 40126, ItalyISOF-CNR Institute, Bologna 40129, ItalyDipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, Bologna 40126, ItalyDipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, Bologna 40126, ItalyIn the last few years there has been a great interest in developing electronics at a molecular level (molecular electronics), e.g. to construct miniaturized electric circuits that would be much smaller than the corresponding micron-scale digital logic circuits fabricated on conventional solid-state semiconductor chips. An alternative possibility to the use of electron fluxes as a means for information processing (electronics) is that of using optical beams (photonics), but up until now scarce attention has been devoted to the possibility of developing photonics at the molecular level. In this paper we review some recent achievements in the design and construction of molecular-level systems that are capable of transferring, switching, collecting, storing, and elaborating light signals. The combination of molecular photonics with chemionics can lead to a wealth of molecular-level devices capable of information processing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110662X04000017
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