Band-Like Carrier Transport at the Single-Crystal Contact Interfaces between 2,5-Difluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane and Electron Donors

Some heterojunction interfaces formed with molecular solids show metal-like transport behavior. In order to clarify the requirement, interfaces are fabricated by lamination of single-crystal electron-accepting 2,5-difluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F2TCNQ) and electron-donating molecules wit...

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Published in:The journal of physical chemistry letters 2018-01, Vol.9 (2), p.420-424
Main Authors: Shimada, Takuro, Takahashi, Yukihiro, Harada, Jun, Hasegawa, Hiroyuki, Inabe, Tamotsu
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Language:English
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Summary:Some heterojunction interfaces formed with molecular solids show metal-like transport behavior. In order to clarify the requirement, interfaces are fabricated by lamination of single-crystal electron-accepting 2,5-difluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F2TCNQ) and electron-donating molecules with a wide range of ionization potentials. Carrier injection between the acceptor and donor crystals leads to highly conducting interfaces, some of which exhibited band-like charge transport behaviors. Combinations with weak donors also resulted in interfaces with band-like transport properties. Accordingly, band-like conduction was achieved for interfaces where the donor and acceptor crystals do not have well-matched band energies. The results indicate that the wide range of candidates have great potential for modification of the electronic structure of organic crystals. The present method is expected to enable control of the electronic properties of the interface.
ISSN:1948-7185
1948-7185
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b03053