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Electronic Current Transport through Molecular Monolayers: Comparison between Hg/Alkoxy and Alkyl Monolayer/Si(100) Junctions
Author(s) -
Thieblemont Florent,
Seitz Oliver,
Vilan Ayelet,
Cohen Hagai,
Salomon Eric,
Kahn Antoine,
Cahen David
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200800659
Subject(s) - monolayer , alkoxy group , alkyl , materials science , molecule , current (fluid) , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , chemistry , electrical engineering , engineering
Electronic current transport through alkoxy and alkyl monolayer‐based junctions is presented. Monolayers are prepared on n‐Si(100) with sufficiently high quality to reliably investigate the actual molecular effect of each monolayer on their current–voltage characteristics. The results show that extending the Si‐binding chemistry from alkene to alcohol is feasible, which should significantly facilitate preparation of monolayers with modified molecules.