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Cross-plane transport in a single-molecule two-dimensional van der Waals heterojunction

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Cross-plane transport in a single-molecule two-dimensional van der Waals heterojunction. / Lambert, Colin; Wu, Qingqing; Sadeghi, Hatef et al.
In: Science Advances, Vol. 6, No. 22, eaba6714 , 29.05.2020.

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Lambert, C, Wu, Q, Sadeghi, H, Zhao, S, Pi, J, Liu, J, Zheng, J, Hou, S, Wei, J, Li, R, Yang, Y, Shi, J, Chen, Z, Xiao, Z & Hong, W 2020, 'Cross-plane transport in a single-molecule two-dimensional van der Waals heterojunction', Science Advances, vol. 6, no. 22, eaba6714 . https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba6714

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Lambert, C., Wu, Q., Sadeghi, H., Zhao, S., Pi, J., Liu, J., Zheng, J., Hou, S., Wei, J., Li, R., Yang, Y., Shi, J., Chen, Z., Xiao, Z., & Hong, W. (2020). Cross-plane transport in a single-molecule two-dimensional van der Waals heterojunction. Science Advances, 6(22), Article eaba6714 . https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba6714

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Lambert C, Wu Q, Sadeghi H, Zhao S, Pi J, Liu J et al. Cross-plane transport in a single-molecule two-dimensional van der Waals heterojunction. Science Advances. 2020 May 29;6(22):eaba6714 . doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aba6714

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Lambert, Colin ; Wu, Qingqing ; Sadeghi, Hatef et al. / Cross-plane transport in a single-molecule two-dimensional van der Waals heterojunction. In: Science Advances. 2020 ; Vol. 6, No. 22.

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title = "Cross-plane transport in a single-molecule two-dimensional van der Waals heterojunction",
abstract = "Two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures (2D-vdWHs) stacked from atomically thick 2D materials are predicted to be a diverse class of electronic materials with unique electronic properties. These properties can be further tuned by sandwiching monolayers of planar organic molecules between 2D materials to form molecular 2D-vdW heterojunctions (M-2D-vdWHs), in which electricity flows in a cross-plane way from one 2D layer to the other via a single molecular layer. Using a newly developed cross-plane break junction (XPBJ) technique, combined with density functional theory calculations, we show that M-2D-vdWHs can be created, and that cross-plane charge transport can be tuned by incorporating guest molecules. More importantly, the M-2D-vdWHs exhibit distinct cross-plane charge transport signatures, which differ from those of molecules undergoing in-plane charge transport. ",
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AU - Pi, Jiuchan

AU - Liu, Junyang

AU - Zheng, Jueting

AU - Hou, Songjun

AU - Wei, Junying

AU - Li, Ruihao

AU - Yang, Yang

AU - Shi, Jia

AU - Chen, Zhaobin

AU - Xiao, Zongyuan

AU - Hong, Wenjing

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