You are cordially invited to attend the monthly popular talk series jointly organized by the RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RIST), IMPHAL & DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, MANIPUR UNIVERSITY.
V E N U E & DATE: CONFERENCE HALL, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, MANIPUR UNIVERSITY
Friday, 19 May, 2017 at 2.00 p.m.
Topic: Molecular Electronics Speaker: Prof. Ravindra Pandey Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI49931, USA; Email: [email protected]
Abstract: An ambitious, but technically challenging goal in the molecular scale electronics is to realize three-terminal devices, where the current through a molecular architecture under biased condition can be modulated by a second gate field, analogous to the current in inorganic field-effect transistors (FETs). It is important to note that organic molecules, unlike inorganic solid state devices, offer an additional mechanism: molecular conformation-induced or simply “structural” gating, whereby the electron transport, and therefore the tunneling current can be controlled with changes in molecular conformation. In this talk, we present the results of our recent study based on density functional theory. The results of our studies and by others have provided an improved understanding of the underlying physics, helped identify the fundamental mechanisms and encouraged new experimental efforts toward realizing molecular-scale electronics and sensors.
N. Nimai Singh
Convener,
RIST monthly popular talk series
