Omniconjugation

Marleen H. van der Veen, Harry T. Jonkman, Jan C. Hummelen

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Abstract

Omniconjugation is introduced as a new architectural concept for the design of complex molecular structures that allows for the interconnection of many functional entities in a fully conjugated manner. So far, such π-conjugated topologies have never been explicitly recognized or investigated from this point of view. A topological design method has been developed by which a large number of realistic omniconjugated structures can be constructed. This new class of π-conjugated systems can be divided in two sub-classes that differ in their ‘switching’ behavior upon passage of solitons. Furthermore, we found that the principle of omniconjugation may give rise to a pronounced and, sometimes, unique π-electron delocalization of the frontier orbitals. These preliminary results indicate that omniconjugation could be applicable in several ways (as passive or active elements) in future nanoelectronic devices.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAmerican Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings (Proceedings 18th International Winter School on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials)
EditorsH Kuzmany, J Fink, M Mehring, S Roth
Place of PublicationMELVILLE
PublisherUniversity of Groningen, The Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials
Pages321 - 325
Number of pages5
Volume723
ISBN (Print)0-7354-0204-3
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Event18th International Winterschool/Euroconference on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials - , Austria
Duration: 6-Mar-200413-Jun-2004

Publication series

NameAIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
PublisherAMER INST PHYSICS
Volume723
ISSN (Print)0094-243X

Other

Other18th International Winterschool/Euroconference on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials
Country/TerritoryAustria
Period06/03/200413/06/2004

Keywords

  • ELECTRONICS

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