• 文献标题:   Enhanced Thermoelectricity in Metal-[60]Fullerene-Graphene Molecular Junctions
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SVATEK SA, SACCHETTI V, RODRIGUEZPEREZ L, ILLESCAS BM, RINCONGARCIA L, RUBIOBOLLINGER G, GONZALEZ MT, BAILEY S, LAMBERT CJ, MARTIN N, AGRAIT N
  • 作者关键词:   thermoelectricity, quantum thermopower, fullerene, molecular electronic, conductive atomic force microscopy
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00014
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

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 meta-connected phenyl rings, two para-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-C60-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.