Nature Nanotechnology Contents June 2013 Volume 8 Number 6 pp 377 - 467

Advertisement Writing with both hands simultaneously? Visit Raith and learn about simultaneous electron and ion beam lithography. TABLE OF CONTENTS June 2013 Volume 8, Issue 6 Editorial Commentaries Feature Research Highlights News and Views Review Letters Articles Advertisement Precision measurement and control solutions for cryogenics and nanomaterials research Lake Shore offers a comprehensive line of cryogenic probe stations and high sensitivity magnetometers, and is currently testing a new THz materials characterization system. Lake Shore products are vital to the future development of nanoelectronic and nanomagnetic products. Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Advertisement Combining open-access publishing with a powerful networking platform. The Frontiers publication process and Research Networking Platform allow you to build your own scientific profiles while following the work of colleagues, mentors and your science heroes. Connect with your community today   Editorial Top Does molecular electronics compute?   p377 doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.116 The field of molecular electronics originally set out to build computers, but silicon-based technology is unlikely to be replaced anytime soon. Nevertheless, the field has developed into a highly interdisciplinary endeavour, which could have a variety of ramifications that extend beyond computing. Commentaries Top A brief history of molecular electronics   pp378 - 381 Mark Ratner doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.110 The field of molecular electronics has been around for more than 40 years, but only recently have some fundamental problems been overcome. It is now time for researchers to move beyond simple descriptions of charge transport and explore the numerous intrinsic features of molecules. Wiring molecules into circuits   pp381 - 384 Emanuel Lörtscher doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.105 Inexpensive, functional and atomically precise molecules could be the basis of future electronic devices, but integrating them into circuits will require the development of new ways to control the interface between molecules and electrodes. Feature Top Visions for a molecular future   pp385 - 389 doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.101 Leading researchers in molecular electronics discuss the motivation behind their work and what they consider to be the grand challenges for the field. Research Highlights Top Our choice from the recent literature   p390 doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.111 News and Views Top Magnetic domain walls: Traps with potential   pp391 - 392 T. J. Hayward and D. A. Allwood doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.108 Voltage-controlled traps can halt the motion of fast magnetic domain walls in nanowires. See also: Letter by Bauer et al. Thermal transport: Naturally glassy crystals   pp392 - 393 Austin J. Minnich doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.106 Spontaneously formed natural nanostructures are responsible for a glass-like thermal conductivity in a perfectly crystalline semiconductor. See also: Article by Ma et al. Microcavity polaritons: A new type of light switch   pp393 - 395 David Snoke doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.107 Microcavity polaritons can be used to create optical switches, which could serve as the basic component of optical logic circuits. Quantum dots: And then there were three   pp395 - 396 David J. Reilly doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.103 Experiments with triple quantum dot devices show that distant qubits can be directly coupled and suggest a potential route to the development of fast, complex quantum circuits. See also: Article by Braakman et al. Nanoparticle synthesis: Any way you want it   pp396 - 397 Eugene R. Zubarev doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.109 Unimolecular block copolymer micelles can be used as a template to synthesize nanoparticles with a diverse range of sizes, compositions and architectures. See also: Letter by Pang et al. Nanotechnology JOBS of the week PhD Project in Molecular Spintronics Imperial College London More Science jobs from Review Top Single-molecule junctions beyond electronic transport   pp399 - 410 Sriharsha V. Aradhya and Latha Venkataraman doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.91 This Review describes emerging techniques for characterizing the fundamental properties of molecular junctions besides electronic transport. Letters Top Voltage-controlled domain wall traps in ferromagnetic nanowires   pp411 - 416 Uwe Bauer, Satoru Emori and Geoffrey S. D. Beach doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.96 A voltage can be used to control traps with pinning strengths exceeding 650 Oe that affect domain wall motion in ultrathin metallic ferromagnets. See also: News and Views by Hayward & Allwood Gigahertz quantized charge pumping in graphene quantum dots   pp417 - 420 M. R. Connolly, K. L. Chiu, S. P. Giblin, M. Kataoka, J. D. Fletcher, C. Chua, J. P. Griffiths, G. A. C. Jones, V. I. Fal'ko, C. G. Smith and T. J. B. M. Janssen doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.73 A single electron pump made entirely from graphene that performs at frequencies up to several gigahertz is now realized. A transparent electrode based on a metal nanotrough network   pp421 - 425 Hui Wu, Desheng Kong, Zhichao Ruan, Po-Chun Hsu, Shuang Wang, Zongfu Yu, Thomas J. Carney, Liangbing Hu, Shanhui Fan and Yi Cui doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.84 A simple procedure allows for the fabrication of highly conducting and highly flexible nanostructured electrodes. A general and robust strategy for the synthesis of nearly monodisperse colloidal nanocrystals   pp426 - 431 Xinchang Pang, Lei Zhao, Wei Han, Xukai Xin and Zhiqun Lin doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.85 Star-shaped block-copolymers are used as a template in a general synthetic protocol for the formation of colloidal nanocrystals with desired compositions and architectures. See also: News and Views by Zubarev Articles Top Long-distance coherent coupling in a quantum dot array   pp432 - 437 F. R. Braakman, P. Barthelemy, C. Reichl, W. Wegscheider and L. M. K. Vandersypen doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.67 The charge states in distant quantum dots can be coupled through an intermediate state in a third quantum dot. See also: News and Views by Reilly Exchange bias of the interface spin system at the Fe/MgO interface   pp438 - 444 Y. Fan, K. J. Smith, G. Lüpke, A. T. Hanbicki, R. Goswami, C. H. Li, H. B. Zhao and B. T. Jonker doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.94 An exchange bias phenomenon not present in bulk ferromagnetic systems is now observed at the Fe/MgO interface. Glass-like phonon scattering from a spontaneous nanostructure in AgSbTe2   pp445 - 451 J. Ma, O. Delaire, A. F. May, C. E. Carlton, M. A. McGuire, L. H. VanBebber, D. L. Abernathy, G. Ehlers, Tao Hong, A. Huq, Wei Tian, V. M. Keppens, Y. Shao-Horn and B. C. Sales doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.95 The very low thermal conductivity in AgSbTe2 is due to spontaneously formed nanostructures. See also: News and Views by Minnich DNA sequencing using electrical conductance measurements of a DNA polymerase   pp452 - 458 Yu-Shiun Chen, Chia-Hui Lee, Meng-Yen Hung, Hsu-An Pan, Jin-Chern Chiou and G. Steven Huang doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.71 DNA molecules can be sequenced by monitoring the electrical conductance of a phi29 DNA polymerase as it incorporates unlabelled nucleotides into a template strand of DNA. Two DNA nanomachines map pH changes along intersecting endocytic pathways inside the same cell   pp459 - 467 Souvik Modi, Clément Nizak, Sunaina Surana, Saheli Halder and Yamuna Krishnan doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.92 Specially designed DNA nanodevices that enter the same cell through two different pathways can independently map pH gradients simultaneously inside distinct cellular compartments along both pathways. Top Advertisement Take part in our reader survey for a chance to win a MacBook Air As a reader of NPG's clinical and society-owned journals, we invite you to take part in a survey on your use of our journals and their associated websites. Take the survey and be entered into a prize draw for a MacBook Air* *Terms & conditions apply   Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. The contents of the Natureevents Directory are now live. The digital version is available here. 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