• 文献标题:   Distinguishing Lead and Molecule States in Graphene-Based Single-Electron Transistors
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GEHRING P, SOWA JK, CREMERS J, WU QQ, SADEGHI H, SHENG YW, WARNER JH, LAMBERT CJ, BRIGGS GAD, MOL JA
  • 作者关键词:   molecular electronic, graphene, nanoelectrode, singleelectron tunneling
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Oxford
  • 被引频次:   16
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.7b00570
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Graphene provides a two-dimensional platform for contacting individual molecules, which enables transport spectroscopy of molecular orbital, spin, and vibrational states. Here we report single-electron tunneling through a molecule that has been anchored to two graphene leads. Quantum interference within the graphene leads gives rise to an energy-dependent transmission and fluctuations in the sequential tunnel-rates. The lead states are electrostatically tuned by a global back-gate, resulting in a distinct pattern of varying intensity in the measured conductance maps. This pattern could potentially obscure transport features that are intrinsic to the molecule under investigation. Using ensemble averaged magneto-conductance measurements, lead and molecule states are disentangled, enabling spectroscopic investigation of the single molecule.