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Area of Science:

  • Solid-state chemistry
  • Molecular electronics
  • Charge transport phenomena

Background:

  • Marcus theory explains solution-phase electron transfer, emphasizing solvent polarity.
  • The effect of environmental polarity on electron transfer in solid-state devices is not well understood.
  • Molecular monolayers in nanoscale devices are crucial for charge transport.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how solid-state molecular dilution influences Marcus inverted charge transport.
  • To explore the impact of controlled nonpolar environments on electron hopping in tunneling junctions.
  • To establish a method for tuning active component polarity in nanoscale devices.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing large-area tunneling junctions with a monolayer of 2,2'-bipyridyl terminated n-alkanethiolate (SC11BIPY).
  • Diluting SC11BIPY with n-alkanethiolate (SCn) of varying lengths (n=8, 10, 18) and surface mole fractions.
  • Analyzing electron hopping and Marcus inverted charge transport under different dilution conditions.

Main Results:

  • Molecular dilution created nonpolar environments within the monolayer.
  • Stabilization of charged BIPY species was hindered, shifting the BIPY ⇄ BIPY•- equilibrium.
  • Electron hopping and current rectification were modulated by the introduced nonpolar environments.

Conclusions:

  • Solid-state molecular dilution offers a method to control the polarity of active components in nanoscale devices.
  • This control is analogous to solvent polarity control in solution-phase electron transfer.
  • The findings provide a pathway for systematic performance tuning of nanoscale electronic devices.