[HTML][HTML] Contact engineering in organic field-effect transistors

C Liu, Y Xu, YY Noh - Materials Today, 2015 - Elsevier
Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are promising for numerous potential applications
but suffer from poor charge injection, such that their performance is severely limited. Recent …

The interface energetics of self-assembled monolayers on metals

G Heimel, L Romaner, E Zojer… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organic molecules generally modify the surface
properties when covalently linked to substrates. In organic electronics, SAMs are used to …

Molecular tunnel junctions based on π-conjugated oligoacene thiols and dithiols between Ag, Au, and Pt contacts: effect of surface linking group and metal work …

BS Kim, SH Choi, XY Zhu… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The tunneling resistance and electronic structure of metal–molecule–metal junctions based
on oligoacene (benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and tetracene) thiol and dithiol …

Odd− even effects in charge transport across self-assembled monolayers

MM Thuo, WF Reus, CA Nijhuis… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
This paper compares charge transport across self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of n-
alkanethiols containing odd and even numbers of methylenes. Ultraflat template-stripped …

From the bottom up: dimensional control and characterization in molecular monolayers

SA Claridge, WS Liao, JC Thomas, Y Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled monolayers are a unique class of nanostructured materials, with properties
determined by their molecular lattice structures, as well as the interfaces with their substrates …

Modeling the Electronic Properties of π‐Conjugated Self‐Assembled Monolayers

G Heimel, F Rissner, E Zojer - Advanced Materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The modification of electrode surfaces by depositing self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs)
provides the possibility for controlled adjustment of various key parameters in organic and …

Tuning the effective work function of gold and silver using ω-functionalized alkanethiols: varying surface composition through dilution and choice of terminal groups

DM Alloway, AL Graham, X Yang… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Thiol-based self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been used to tune the effective work
function of gold over a range of ca. 1.8 eV via two strategies:(i) the use of ω-functionalized …

F4TCNQ on Cu, Ag, and Au as prototypical example for a strong organic acceptor on coinage metals

GM Rangger, OT Hofmann, L Romaner, G Heimel… - Physical Review B …, 2009 - APS
Metal work-function modification with the help of organic acceptors is an efficient tool to
significantly enhance the performance of modern state-of-the-art organic molecular …

Understanding interfacial electronic structure and charge transfer: an electrostatic perspective

OLA Monti - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
The challenge of understanding electronic structure and dynamics at organic semiconductor
interfaces arises from the richness and importance of weak interactions in thin films of …

The Dielectric Constant of Self‐Assembled Monolayers

L Romaner, G Heimel… - Advanced functional …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) are fundamental building blocks of molecular
electronics and find numerous applications in organic (opto) electronic devices. Their …