Unveiling the Signature of Adsorbed Organic Solvents for Molecular Electronics through STM Approaches

After evaporation of the organic solvents, benzene, toluene, and cyclohexane on gold substrates, Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) shows the presence of a remaining adsorbed layer. The different solvent molecules were individually observed at ambient conditions, and their electronic transport prop...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors de Ara, Tamara, Sabater, Carlos, Borja-Espinosa, Carla, Ferrer-Alcaraz, Patricia, Baciu, Bianca C, Guijarro, Albert, Untiedt, Carlos
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 04.03.2022
Subjects
Benzene
Cyclohexane
Electron transport
Electronics
Gold
Molecular electronics
Scanning tunneling microscopy
Solvents
Substrates
Toluene
Transport properties
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Summary:After evaporation of the organic solvents, benzene, toluene, and cyclohexane on gold substrates, Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) shows the presence of a remaining adsorbed layer. The different solvent molecules were individually observed at ambient conditions, and their electronic transport properties characterized through the STM in the Break Junction approach. The combination of both techniques reveals, on one hand, that solvents are not fully evaporated over the gold electrode and, secondly, determines the role of the electronic transport of the solvents in molecular electronics.
ISSN:2331-8422