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Area of Science:

  • Solid-state physics
  • Materials science
  • Molecular electronics

Background:

  • Controlling charge localization in solids is key for discovering correlated physical phenomena.
  • Practical application in electronics requires charge localization control under ambient conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate room-temperature, switchable charge localization in bilayer transistors.
  • To explore the potential of electron-ion correlations for practical electronic applications.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of high-quality bilayer transistors with a molecular crystal monolayer on a semiconductor monolayer.
  • Utilizing an ion gate to selectively populate molecular or semiconductor states.
  • Investigating charge localization using Coulomb engineering and electron-ion dipole formation.

Main Results:

  • Achieved complete charge localization at densities up to 3 × 1013 cm-2 at room temperature.
  • Demonstrated switchable localization between molecular and semiconductor states via ion gating.
  • Observed energetic stabilization through coupled electron-ion dipoles, tunable via Coulomb engineering.

Conclusions:

  • Electron-ion correlations offer a viable mechanism for practical electronic applications.
  • The developed system enables single-band ambipolar transistor operation without dopants.
  • This work paves the way for advanced electronic devices leveraging controlled charge localization.