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Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions with atomic thickness

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Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions with atomic thickness. / Shiqiang Zhao, Ze-Ying Deng ; Albalawi, Shadiah; Wu, Qingqing et al.
In: Chemical Science, Vol. 13, No. 20, 28.05.2022, p. 5777-6108.

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Shiqiang Zhao, Ze-Ying Deng, Albalawi, S, Wu, Q, Chen, L, Zhang, H, Zhao, X-J, Hou, H, Hou, S, Dong, G, Yang, Y, Shi, J, Lambert, C & Yuan- Zhi Tan, Wenjing Hong 2022, 'Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions with atomic thickness', Chemical Science, vol. 13, no. 20, pp. 5777-6108. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SC07024J

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Shiqiang Zhao, Ze-Ying Deng, Albalawi, S., Wu, Q., Chen, L., Zhang, H., Zhao, X.-J., Hou, H., Hou, S., Dong, G., Yang, Y., Shi, J., Lambert, C., & Yuan- Zhi Tan, Wenjing Hong (2022). Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions with atomic thickness. Chemical Science, 13(20), 5777-6108. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SC07024J

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Shiqiang Zhao, Ze-Ying Deng, Albalawi S, Wu Q, Chen L, Zhang H, Zhao XJ et al. Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions with atomic thickness. Chemical Science. 2022 May 28;13(20):5777-6108. Epub 2022 Mar 30. doi: 10.1039/D1SC07024J

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Shiqiang Zhao, Ze-Ying Deng ; Albalawi, Shadiah ; Wu, Qingqing et al. / Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions with atomic thickness. In: Chemical Science. 2022 ; Vol. 13, No. 20. pp. 5777-6108.

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title = "Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions with atomic thickness",
abstract = "The van der Waals interactions (vdW) between the π-conjugated molecules offer new opportunities for fabricating the heterojunction-based devices and investigating charge transport in heterojunctions with atomic thickness. In this work, we fabricate sandwiched single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions via vdW interactions and characterize their electrical transport properties by employing the cross-plane break junction (XPBJ) technique. Experimental results show that the cross-plane charge transport through single-molecule junctions is determined by the size and layer number of molecular graphene in these junctions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the charge transport through the molecular graphene in these molecular junctions is sensitive to the angles between the graphene flake and peripheral mesityl groups, and those rotated groups can be used to tune the electrical conductance. This study provides new insight into cross-plane charge transport in atomically thin junctions and highlights the role of through-space interactions in vdW heterojunctions at the molecular scale.",
author = "{Shiqiang Zhao, Ze-Ying Deng} and Shadiah Albalawi and Qingqing Wu and Lijue Chen and Hewei Zhang and Xin-Jing Zhao and Hao Hou and Songjun Hou and Gang Dong and Yang Yang and Jia Shi and Colin Lambert and {Yuan- Zhi Tan, Wenjing Hong}",
year = "2022",
month = may,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1039/D1SC07024J",
language = "English",
volume = "13",
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journal = "Chemical Science",
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publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions with atomic thickness

AU - Shiqiang Zhao, Ze-Ying Deng

AU - Albalawi, Shadiah

AU - Wu, Qingqing

AU - Chen, Lijue

AU - Zhang, Hewei

AU - Zhao, Xin-Jing

AU - Hou, Hao

AU - Hou, Songjun

AU - Dong, Gang

AU - Yang, Yang

AU - Shi, Jia

AU - Lambert, Colin

AU - Yuan- Zhi Tan, Wenjing Hong

PY - 2022/5/28

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N2 - The van der Waals interactions (vdW) between the π-conjugated molecules offer new opportunities for fabricating the heterojunction-based devices and investigating charge transport in heterojunctions with atomic thickness. In this work, we fabricate sandwiched single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions via vdW interactions and characterize their electrical transport properties by employing the cross-plane break junction (XPBJ) technique. Experimental results show that the cross-plane charge transport through single-molecule junctions is determined by the size and layer number of molecular graphene in these junctions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the charge transport through the molecular graphene in these molecular junctions is sensitive to the angles between the graphene flake and peripheral mesityl groups, and those rotated groups can be used to tune the electrical conductance. This study provides new insight into cross-plane charge transport in atomically thin junctions and highlights the role of through-space interactions in vdW heterojunctions at the molecular scale.

AB - The van der Waals interactions (vdW) between the π-conjugated molecules offer new opportunities for fabricating the heterojunction-based devices and investigating charge transport in heterojunctions with atomic thickness. In this work, we fabricate sandwiched single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions via vdW interactions and characterize their electrical transport properties by employing the cross-plane break junction (XPBJ) technique. Experimental results show that the cross-plane charge transport through single-molecule junctions is determined by the size and layer number of molecular graphene in these junctions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the charge transport through the molecular graphene in these molecular junctions is sensitive to the angles between the graphene flake and peripheral mesityl groups, and those rotated groups can be used to tune the electrical conductance. This study provides new insight into cross-plane charge transport in atomically thin junctions and highlights the role of through-space interactions in vdW heterojunctions at the molecular scale.

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DO - 10.1039/D1SC07024J

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VL - 13

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EP - 6108

JO - Chemical Science

JF - Chemical Science

SN - 2041-6520

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