Editing Molecular electronics (section)

==History==

The first time in history molecular electronics are mentioned was in 1956 by the German physicist Arthur Von Hippel,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Von Hippel |first1=Arthur R. |last2=Landshoff |first2=Rolf |title=Molecular Science and Molecular Engineering |journal=Physics Today |date=October 1959 |volume=12 |issue=10 |pages=48 |doi=10.1063/1.3060522 |bibcode=1959PhT....12j..48V }}</ref> who suggested a bottom-up procedure of developing electronics from atoms and molecules rather than using prefabricated materials, an idea he named molecular engineering. However the first breakthrough in the field is considered by many the article by Aviram and Ratner in 1974.<ref name="Aviram1974" /> In this article named Molecular Rectifiers, they presented a theoretical calculation of transport through a modified charge-transfer molecule with donor acceptor groups that would allow transport only in one direction, essentially like a semiconductor diode. This was a breakthrough that inspired many years of research in the field of molecular electronics.