In:
Applied Physics Letters, AIP Publishing, Vol. 72, No. 14 ( 1998-04-06), p. 1781-1783
Abstract:
Alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on a mercury surface are used to build a junction consisting of two opposing mercury surfaces with interposed SAMs: Hg-SAM/SAM-Hg. The liquid mercury surface provides a support for the SAM that is smooth, compliant, free of defects, and without the incommensurate lattice properties that characterize solid metal surfaces. The thickness of the dielectric (∼30–90 Å) in this junction can be easily changed by using alkanethiols with different lengths. From capacitance measurements, a dielectric constant of 2.7±0.3 is calculated for the SAMs. The conductivity of SAMs on the Hg surface is σ=6±2×10−15 Ω−1 cm−1, a value close to that of bulk polyethylene. The junction sustains an electric field of 6 MV/cm.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0003-6951
,
1077-3118
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
1998
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1469436-0
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