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CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Ryan Chiechi, NC State University, (Schroeder), "From Diode Logic to Stochastic Computing: Controlling Charge-transport Across Interfaces with (Bio)Molecular Ensembles"

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and International Paper Company
Location
116 Roger Adams Laboratory
Date
Sep 15, 2022   2:00 pm  
Contact
Christine Bowser
E-Mail
cbowser@illinois.edu
Phone
217-244-9214
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Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Seminars and Events

In this seminar, I will discuss our recent work on charge-transport through self-assembled ensembles of (bio)molecules. When sandwiched between electrodes, these ensembles mitigate charge-transport primarily via non-resonant tunneling, presenting the opportunity to control the flow of charge across interfaces at the quantum level, through self-assembly and synthetic modification.[1] We are developing a new type of self-assembled monolayer that enables the creation of robust molecular ensemble junctions that can be printed, integrated into devices and that are bench-stable for weeks. Using this approach to program the self-assembly of protein complexes that sustain coherent tunneling over distances of 10 nm, we have been able to create rudimentary diode logic devices[2] and memrister-like devices that read out stochastic information encoded in trains of droplets in microfluidic channels.[3]

[1] Liu,Yuru; Qiu,Xinkai; Soni,Saurabh; Chiechi,Ryan C. Charge Transport Through Molecular Ensembles: Recent Progress in Molecular Electronics. Chem. Phys. Rev. 2021, 2, 021303

[2] Qiu, Xinkai; Chiechi, Ryan C. Printable Logic Circuits Comprising Self-Assembled Protein Complexes. Nature Communications 2022, 13, 2312

[3] Qiu, Xinkai; Rousseva, Sylvia; Ye, Gang; Hummelen, Jan C.; Chiechi, Ryan C. In Operando Modulation of Rectification in Molecular Tunneling Junctions Comprising Reconfigurable Molecular Self-Assemblies. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2006109

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