2018年2月2日
Investigation on Single-Molecule Junctions Based on Current–Voltage Characteristics
Micromachines
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- 巻
- 9
- 号
- 2
- 開始ページ
- 67
- 終了ページ
- 67
- 記述言語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.3390/mi9020067
- 出版者・発行元
- {MDPI} {AG}
The relationship between the current through an electronic device and the voltage across its terminals is a current-voltage characteristic (I-V) that determine basic device performance. Currently, I-V measurement on a single-molecule scale can be performed using break junction technique, where a single molecule junction can be prepared by trapping a single molecule into a nanogap between metal electrodes. The single-molecule I-Vs provide not only the device performance, but also reflect information on energy dispersion of the electronic state and the electron-molecular vibration coupling in the junction. This mini review focuses on recent representative studies on I-Vs of the single molecule junctions that cover investigation on the single-molecule diode property, the molecular vibration, and the electronic structure as a form of transmission probability, and electronic density of states, including the spin state of the single-molecule junctions. In addition, thermoelectronic measurements based on I-Vs and identification of the charged carriers (i.e., electrons or holes) are presented. The analysis in the single-molecule I-Vs provides fundamental and essential information for a better understanding of the single-molecule science, and puts the single molecule junction to more practical use in molecular devices.
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- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.3390/mi9020067
- ISSN : 2072-666X
- eISSN : 2072-666X
- ORCIDのPut Code : 87579878
- SCOPUS ID : 85041505918