Abstract
We fabricated and characterized a large number of octanedithiol (denoted as DC8) molecular devices as vertical metal-molecule-metal structure with or without using an intermediate conducting polymer layer of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) stabilized with poly(4-styenesulfonic acid) (called as PEDOT:PSS). The electronic transport properties of DC8 molecular devices with and without PEDOT:PSS layer were statistically compared in terms of current density and device yield. The yields of the working molecular devices were found to be ~ 1.75% (84 out of 4800 devices) for Au/DC8/Au junctions and ~ 58% (74 out of 128 devices) for Au-DC8/PEDOT:PSS/Au junctions. The tunneling decay constants were obtained with the Simmons tunneling model and a multibarrier tunneling model for two kinds of molecular devices with and without PEDOT:PSS layer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 824-828 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Thin Solid Films |
Volume | 518 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Nov 30 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Molecular junction
- Octanedithiol
- Self-assembled monolayer
- Transport mechanism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry