Nanometric device for the measurement of the conductivity and quantum effects of individual molecules and methods for the manufacture and use thereof

摘要

A nanometric device (1) is disclosed for the measurement of the electrical conductivity of individual molecules and their quantum effects consisting of: a substrate (2) surmounted by, in order, a barrier to diffusion layer (3), an electrically conductive layer (4), a "bounder" layer (5) and an electrically insulating layer (6); and a suitable miniaturized probe (22); characterized in that said "bounder" layer (5) and said electrically insulating layer (6) have at least one nanometric pore (20) formed within, the base of which consists of said electrically conductive layer (4). A method for the production of a nanometric device (1) for the measurement of the electrical conductivity of individual molecules and their quantum effects, and a method for the measurement of the electrical conductivity and quantum effects of a molecule of interest (13), by means of the device of the invention are also disclosed.