ABSTRACT
Molecular devices are comprised of functionalized aggregated molecules. In leaving organisms, biomolecules ultimately establish the biomolecular processing hardware. However, the formidable complexity and challenges result in unavailability to utilize biomolecular hardware as well as prototype and coherently mimic it. Lithographic microelectronic devices have been fabricated utilizing enhanced-functionality materials through photolithography, deposition, etching, doping, and other processes. In solid-state microelectronic devices, individual atoms and molecules have not been, and cannot be, utilized from the device physics perspective. In microelectronic devices, individual molecules and atoms do not depict the overall device physics and do not define the device performance, functionality, and capabilities. Biomolecular processing platforms and molecular electronics provide undisputable evidence of their superiority, surpassing any envisioned microelectronics solutions. To fabricate characterization test beds, conventional microelectronic fabrication techniques, processes, and materials are used. Electromigration-induced, mechanical and electrical break “nanogaps” have been used.
