Tunable Band Alignment with Unperturbed Carrier Mobility of On-Surface Synthesized Organic Semiconducting Wires

Basagni, A. ; Vasseur, G. ; Pignedoli, C.A. ; Vilas-Varela, M. ; Penã, D. ; Nicolas, L. ; Vitali, L. ; Lobo-Checa, J. ; De Oteyza, D.G. ; Sedona, F. ; Casarin, M. ; Ortega, J.E. ; Sambi, M.

Resumen: The tunable properties of molecular materials place them among the favorites for a variety of future generation devices. In addition, to maintain the current trend of miniaturization of those devices, a departure from the present top-down production methods may soon be required and self-assembly appears among the most promising alternatives. On-surface synthesis unites the promises of molecular materials and of self-assembly, with the sturdiness of covalently bonded structures: An ideal scenario for future applications. Following this idea, we report the synthesis of functional extended nanowires by self-assembly. In particular, the products correspond to one-dimensional organic semiconductors. The uniaxial alignment provided by our substrate templates allows us to access with exquisite detail their electronic properties, including the full valence band dispersion, by combining local probes with spatial averaging techniques. We show how, by selectively doping the molecular precursors, the product''s energy level alignment can be tuned without compromising the charge carrier''s mobility.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07683

Año: 2016

Publicado en: ACS Nano 10, 2 (2016), 2644-2651
ISSN: 1936-0851

Factor impacto JCR: 13.942 (2016)

Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL rank: 5 / 145 = 0.034 (2016) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY rank: 4 / 87 = 0.046 (2016) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 9 / 166 = 0.054 (2016) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 9 / 275 = 0.033 (2016) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 6.948 - Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Q1) - Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/312284/EU/Coordinated Access to Lightsources to Promote Standards and Optimization/CALIPSO
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/635919/EU/Functional materials from on-surface linkage of molecular precursors/SURFINK
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/MAT2013-46593-C6-4-P
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/MAT2013-46593-C6-6-P

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)