Molecular wires and corrosion control boost performance of electrically conductive adhesives.

Using self-assembled monolayers - essentially molecular wires - and a three-part anti-corrosion strategy, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made significant advances toward solving those problems. At the 229th national meeting of the American Chemical Society on March 13, the researchers described improvements that could allow ECA materials to conduct electrical current as well as the metal alloy solders they are designed to replace.