Single molecular devices with fullerenes and OligoPhenyleneVinylene (OPV) derivatives

Danilov, Andrey V. and Kafanov, Sergey and Bjørnholm, Thomas and Kubatkin, Sergey E. (2005) Single molecular devices with fullerenes and OligoPhenyleneVinylene (OPV) derivatives. In: IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, 2005 IEDM - Technical Digest. UNSPECIFIED, USA, pp. 467-470. ISBN 078039268X

Abstract

We have studied low temperature electron transport in three terminal single molecule transistors. Devices with OPV revealed a relation between transistor characteristics and position of molecular redox potentials strongly influenced by proximity to the metal. Fullerene based devices demonstrate negative differential resistance and indicate strong coupling of fullerene to gold.