Patent ID: 7923576

Claim:
A composite structure having the following general formula: METAL-CON-FUNC-X-FUNC-CON-METAL wherein METAL is selected from the group consisting of Au, Ag, Cu, Pt, Hg and Fe; and wherein CON-FUNC-X-FUNC-CON is a multifunctional linker molecule selected from the group consisting of a 1,4-dimercaptoacetamidobenzene having the following general formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a CH 3 group, a Cl atom, a 1,4-dimercaptoacetamido-9,10-anthraquinone group, a 1,5- dimercaptoacetamido-9,10-anthraquinone group, a 1,8-dimercaptoacetamidooctane group, a 1,4-dithiocarbamatobenzene group and a 1,4-dithiocarbamatocyclohexane group, and wherein the conductivity of the composite structure is determined by the structure of the multifunctional linker molecule.