Vibronic effects in surface phases and molecular electronics

In view of the fast progress in molecular electronics, much attention is being paid during recent years to systems combining the advantages of well studied basic elements of inorganic planar electronics and of elements of purely organic origin. In this work, experimental data are presented that point to the important role of vibronic effects in such structures. Considered are: (1) the role of vibronic effects in the events of trapping and recombination of charge carriers in the structures of semiconductor-insulator-adsorbed molecules, and also in photochemical transformations at the surface; (2) vibronic effects in the systems of semiconductor-insulator-dye molecules and semiconductor-insulator-Langmuir/Blodgett film; (3) some prospects for the utilization of vibronic effects in elements of molecular electronics.