Characterization of Surface-bound MolecularArchitectures

The fabrication and characterization of moleculararchitectures is now a major area of interest ofcontemporary chemistry. Research efforts in thefabrication of molecular architectures of novelproperties have yielded substantial results in manyareas. Certain molecular structures with interestingproperties can now be converted into new functionalconstructs of desired shapes and forms. However, theunique properties, and consequently, the potentialapplications of some of these new moleculararchitectures are not fully known. Polyyne moleculesrepresent an interesting model as functionalmolecular units, which can be converted into newfunctional constructs that can find applications in ahigh technology industry. Computational approach wasused to model the mechanical and electronicproperties of these molecules so that we can gain agood understanding of these properties on the atomicscale. The calculations revealed the intrinsicproperties of these molecules, which are presented inthe context of potential applications. Thefabrication and spectroscopic characterization ofgold-bound single-stranded oligonucleotides is alsodemonstrated in this book. Researchers in the fieldsof nanotechnology, materials science, molecularelectronics, biochemical sensing, gene mapping,molecular recognition and medical diagnostics shouldfind the book useful.

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Sulayman A. Oladepo: Studied Chemistry at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where he got his undergraduate degree. He obtained an MS in Chemistry at the University of Alberta, Canada. He is currently a PhD student in the department of Chemistry, University of Alberta. He is also a teaching and research assistant in that department.

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The fabrication and characterization of molecular architectures is now a major area of interest of contemporary chemistry. Research efforts in the fabrication of molecular architectures of novel properties have yielded substantial results in many areas. Certain molecular structures with interesting properties can now be converted into new functional constructs of desired shapes and forms. However, the unique properties, and consequently, the potential applications of some of these new molecular architectures are not fully known. Polyyne molecules represent an interesting model as functional molecular units, which can be converted into new functional constructs that can find applications in a high technology industry. Computational approach was used to model the mechanical and electronic properties of these molecules so that we can gain a good understanding of these properties on the atomic scale. The calculations revealed the intrinsic properties of these molecules, which are presented in the context of potential applications. The fabrication and spectroscopic characterization of gold-bound single-stranded oligonucleotides is also demonstrated in this book. Researchers in the fields of nanotechnology, materials science, molecular electronics, biochemical sensing, gene mapping, molecular recognition and medical diagnostics should find the book useful.