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Enhanced Thermoelectricity in Metal–[60]Fullerene–Graphene Molecular Junctions

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  • Simon A. Svatek
  • Valentina Sacchetti
  • Laura Rodríguez-Pérez
  • Beatriz M. Illescas
  • Laura Rincón-García
  • Gabino Rubio-Bollinger
  • M. Teresa González
  • Steven Bailey
  • Colin J. Lambert
  • Nazario Martín
  • Nicolás Agraït
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>12/04/2023
<mark>Journal</mark>Nano Letters
Issue number7
Volume23
Number of pages7
Pages (from-to)2726-2732
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date27/03/23
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The thermoelectric properties of molecular junctions consisting of a metal Pt electrode contacting [60]fullerene derivatives covalently bound to a graphene electrode have been studied by using a conducting-probe atomic force microscope (c-AFM). The [60]fullerene derivatives are covalently linked to the graphene via two -connected phenyl rings, two -connected phenyl rings, or a single phenyl ring. We find that the magnitude of the Seebeck coefficient is up to nine times larger than that of Au-C -Pt molecular junctions. Moreover, the sign of the thermopower can be either positive or negative depending on the details of the binding geometry and on the local value of the Fermi energy. Our results demonstrate the potential of using graphene electrodes for controlling and enhancing the thermoelectric properties of molecular junctions and confirm the outstanding performance of [60]fullerene derivatives.