1. INVESTIGATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NATURE OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONSTRUCTIONS Open Access Author: Daniel, Thomas Addison Title: INVESTIGATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NATURE OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONSTRUCTIONS Graduate Program: Chemistry Keywords: Molecular ElectronicsVapor depositionCPAFMUHV AFMSelf Assembled Monolayersmolecular contacts File: Download Thesis_Complete_Final_Version.pdf Committee Members: David Lawrence Allara, Committee Chair/Co-ChairNicholas Winograd, Committee MemberThomas E Mallouk, Committee MemberMark William Horn, Committee Member