Monte Carlo simulation of single electron device made by molecular self-assembly technology

Single electron devices have been prepared by the molecular self-assembly technique and their voltage-current characteristics measured. On the other hand, single electron devices were studied by the Monte Carlo simulation based on a semi-classical theory of single electron phenomena. The simulatd voltage-current curve is similar to the measured one. This shows that the above method may be used to study single electron devices. Furthermore the simulatd results indicate that the voltage-current characteristic of a single electron device is determined only by the small quantity of nanoparticles in the low voltage region though there are a large number of nanoparticles between the two electrodes.