Dual‐Vibration‐Assisted Charge Transport Through Hexabenzocoronene in Single‐Molecule Junctions

Abstract Gaining deep understanding and effective regulation of the charge transport mechanism within molecular junctions is essential for the development of electronic devices. In this work, a series of hexabenzocoronene‐based single‐molecule junctions are successfully constructed, and their temper...

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Main Authors: Miao Zhang, Boyu Wang, Hongxing Jia, Xinmiao Xie, Jie Hao, Li Zhou, Pingwu Du, Jinying Wang, Chuancheng Jia, Xuefeng Guo
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Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202408310
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description Abstract Gaining deep understanding and effective regulation of the charge transport mechanism within molecular junctions is essential for the development of electronic devices. In this work, a series of hexabenzocoronene‐based single‐molecule junctions are successfully constructed, and their temperature‐dependent charge transport properties are studied. It is found that rotational vibrations of both benzene and hexabenzocoronene rings are sequentially excited as the temperature increases, and the electron‐vibration coupling enhances charge tunneling. In addition, the transition temperature between distinct vibration‐assisted tunneling modes and the activation energies show strong correlations with the molecular vibration frequency and molecular length. This study unveils the distinct dual‐vibration‐assisted molecular tunneling mechanism, significantly enhancing the ability to precisely control molecular charge transport and develop functional molecular devices.
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spelling doaj-art-dae43753016641ea805ec7ffc59dfeb72025-08-20T02:34:31ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442025-01-01122n/an/a10.1002/advs.202408310Dual‐Vibration‐Assisted Charge Transport Through Hexabenzocoronene in Single‐Molecule JunctionsMiao Zhang0Boyu Wang1Hongxing Jia2Xinmiao Xie3Jie Hao4Li Zhou5Pingwu Du6Jinying Wang7Chuancheng Jia8Xuefeng Guo9Center of Single‐Molecule Sciences Institute of Modern Optics Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐Scale Optical Information Science and Technology College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering Nankai University 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 P. R. ChinaCenter of Single‐Molecule Sciences Institute of Modern Optics Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐Scale Optical Information Science and Technology College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering Nankai University 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 P. R. ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering Chongqing University 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District Chongqing 400044 P. R. ChinaBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences National Biomedical Imaging Center College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University 292 Chengfu Road, Haidian District Beijing 100871 P. R. ChinaCenter of Single‐Molecule Sciences Institute of Modern Optics Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐Scale Optical Information Science and Technology College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering Nankai University 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 P. R. ChinaCenter of Single‐Molecule Sciences Institute of Modern Optics Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐Scale Optical Information Science and Technology College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering Nankai University 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 P. R. ChinaHefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion Department of Materials Science and Engineering iChEM University of Science and Technology of China 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. ChinaCenter of Single‐Molecule Sciences Institute of Modern Optics Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐Scale Optical Information Science and Technology College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering Nankai University 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 P. R. ChinaCenter of Single‐Molecule Sciences Institute of Modern Optics Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐Scale Optical Information Science and Technology College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering Nankai University 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 P. R. ChinaCenter of Single‐Molecule Sciences Institute of Modern Optics Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro‐Scale Optical Information Science and Technology College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering Nankai University 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 P. R. ChinaAbstract Gaining deep understanding and effective regulation of the charge transport mechanism within molecular junctions is essential for the development of electronic devices. In this work, a series of hexabenzocoronene‐based single‐molecule junctions are successfully constructed, and their temperature‐dependent charge transport properties are studied. It is found that rotational vibrations of both benzene and hexabenzocoronene rings are sequentially excited as the temperature increases, and the electron‐vibration coupling enhances charge tunneling. In addition, the transition temperature between distinct vibration‐assisted tunneling modes and the activation energies show strong correlations with the molecular vibration frequency and molecular length. This study unveils the distinct dual‐vibration‐assisted molecular tunneling mechanism, significantly enhancing the ability to precisely control molecular charge transport and develop functional molecular devices.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202408310dual‐vibration‐assisted charge tunnelinggraphene‐based single‐molecule junctionhexabenzocoronene
spellingShingle Miao Zhang
Boyu Wang
Hongxing Jia
Xinmiao Xie
Jie Hao
Li Zhou
Pingwu Du
Jinying Wang
Chuancheng Jia
Xuefeng Guo
Dual‐Vibration‐Assisted Charge Transport Through Hexabenzocoronene in Single‐Molecule Junctions
Advanced Science
dual‐vibration‐assisted charge tunneling
graphene‐based single‐molecule junction
hexabenzocoronene
title Dual‐Vibration‐Assisted Charge Transport Through Hexabenzocoronene in Single‐Molecule Junctions
title_full Dual‐Vibration‐Assisted Charge Transport Through Hexabenzocoronene in Single‐Molecule Junctions
title_fullStr Dual‐Vibration‐Assisted Charge Transport Through Hexabenzocoronene in Single‐Molecule Junctions
title_full_unstemmed Dual‐Vibration‐Assisted Charge Transport Through Hexabenzocoronene in Single‐Molecule Junctions
title_short Dual‐Vibration‐Assisted Charge Transport Through Hexabenzocoronene in Single‐Molecule Junctions
title_sort dual vibration assisted charge transport through hexabenzocoronene in single molecule junctions
topic dual‐vibration‐assisted charge tunneling
graphene‐based single‐molecule junction
hexabenzocoronene
url https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202408310
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