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Latha Venkataraman

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Latha Venkataraman
Assistant Professor
201 S.W. Mudd, Mail Code: 4701
New York, NY 10027

Phone: +1 212 854 1786
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Research specialty

Single-molecule transport, single-molecule-force spectroscopy, electron transport in nanowires, scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy

Research Interests

My research involves exploring the electronic transport and mechanical properties of materials on the nanometer scale including single molecules and novel nanowire materials. As device dimensions shrink, quantum effects become prominent and physical properties unique to nanometer sized devices can be studied. In recent decades, developments in nanotechnology, including the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope and other scanned probe techniques have enabled the study of materials in these previously unaccessible length scales. My research aims at utilizing such tools to study the transport properties and force conformations of single molecules and novel nanowire materials.

Education

Ph.D. Harvard University, 1999



Select Publications

Mechanically-controlled binary conductance switching of a single-molecule junction., Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 4, 230, 2009.

Formation and evolution of single molecule junctions, Physical Review Letters, 102, 126803, 2009.

Single molecule conductance and link chemistry: A comparison of phosphines, methyl thiols and amines. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129:15768–9, 2007.

Electronics and chemistry: Varying single molecule junction conductance with chemical substituent. Nano Letters 7:502–6, 2007.

Dependence of single molecule junction conductance on molecular conformation. Nature 442:904–7, 2006.

Single-molecule circuits with well-defined molecular conductance. Nano Letters 6:458–62, 2006.