研究目的
Investigating the modulation of charge transport in molecular devices through the control of molecule-electrode coupling using double self-assembled monolayers nanowire junction.
研究成果
The study demonstrated the feasibility of constructing molecular junction with modulated molecule-electrode interface by using D-SAMs strategy combining a suspension nanowire technique. A transition of the charge transport mechanisms from tunneling to hopping and the stochastic current switch at the intermediate state arising from the coexistence of the two transport channels were observed. The study experimentally depicted a generalized continuous physical picture for the coherent to incoherent transition in molecular junction.
研究不足
The technical and application constraints of the experiments include the variation in effective contact area, the energetic position of the dominant molecular orbital, and the molecule-electrode coupling. Potential areas for optimization include improving the flatness of the bottom electrode and increasing the asymmetricity of the junction.