Realizing nearly-free-electron like conduction band in a molecular film through mediating intermolecular van der Waals interactions

Xingxia Cui; Ding Han; Hongli Guo; Linwei Zhou; Jingsi Qiao; Qing Liu; Zhihao Cui; Yafei Li; Chungwei Lin; Limin Cao; Wei Ji; Hrvoje Petek; Min Feng

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11300-y

Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

Realizing nearly-free-electron like conduction band in a molecular film through mediating intermolecular van der Waals interactions

Xingxia Cui,
Ding Han,
Hongli Guo,
Linwei Zhou,
Jingsi Qiao,
Qing Liu,
Zhihao Cui,
Yafei Li,
Chungwei Lin,
Limin Cao,
Wei Ji,
Hrvoje Petek,
Min Feng

Affiliations

Xingxia Cui: School of Physics and Technology and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Ding Han: School of Physics and Technology and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Hongli Guo: School of Physics and Technology and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Linwei Zhou: Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & Micro-Nano Devices, Department of Physics, Renmin University of China
Jingsi Qiao: Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & Micro-Nano Devices, Department of Physics, Renmin University of China
Qing Liu: School of Physics and Technology and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Zhihao Cui: School of Physics and Technology and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Yafei Li: School of Physics and Technology and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Chungwei Lin: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
Limin Cao: School of Physics and Technology and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University
Wei Ji: Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & Micro-Nano Devices, Department of Physics, Renmin University of China
Hrvoje Petek: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh
Min Feng: School of Physics and Technology and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11300-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Fullerenes are promising organic semiconducting materials for electronic applications, but of low conductivity due to limited intermolecular hybridization. Cui et al. show a black phosphorous substrate organizes C60 monolayers to form delocalized semiconducting band with tens times enhanced conductivity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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