Characterization of MMX polymers by conductance AFM: a new type of molecular wires.

Conductance atomic force microscope (CAFM) is a powerful tool to characterize the electrical conductivity of nanowires [1,2]. In particular CAFM has been extensively used to measure the electrical transport properties of carbon nanotubes [3,4,5], DNA [6] . Carbon nanotubes present outstanding electrical transport properties however it is difficult to envision how to selforganize them on surfaces, a basic requirement for molecular circuitry.