Production device and production method for conductive nano-wire

Abstract

The object of the disclosure is to provide a nano-scale molecular assembly such as a conductive nano-wire. Specifically, there is provided an electrochemical apparatus for forming a molecular assembly, including two electrodes and an electrochemical cell holding an electrolytic solution and the two electrodes, wherein the gap between the two electrodes is from 1 nm to 100 μm, by allowing the electrochemical cell to hold an electrolytic solution containing molecules that is to constitute the molecular assembly, and applying a voltage across the two electrodes in the state wherein the electrolyte and the two electrodes are in contact.

1 . A method of fabricating an electrically conductive nano-wire containing a molecular assembly of a diameter of 1 nm to 1 μm and a length of 1 nm to 500 μm using an electrolyte containing an organic conductor having π-electrons, comprising:
 a step for fabricating the molecular assembly by applying a DC voltage and/or an AC voltage having the maximum potential difference of 10 mV to 20 V for 1 second to 10 days across the two electrodes having a gap between the closest sites of the two electrodes of from 1 nm to 100 μm. 
 
     
     
         2 . The method of fabricating an electrically conductive nano-wire according to  claim 1 , wherein the molecular assembly that is produced by the step for fabricating the molecular assembly is a molecular assembly that contains molecules that can aggregate self-assembly by interaction for movement of charge as the constituent molecule. 
     
     
         3 . The method of fabricating an electrically conductive nano-wire according to  claim 1 , wherein the organic conductor having π-electrons is a cyanocobalt complex of phthalocyanine 
     
     
         4 . The method of fabricating an electrically conductive nano-wire according to  claim 1 , wherein the organic conductor having π-electrons is tetraphenyl phosphonium dicyanocobalt (III) phthalocyanine, and the conductivity of the molecular assembly is 1 S·cm −1  or more.