The thickness of the two-dimensional charge transfer state at the TTF-TCNQ interface
| Autor: | Tika R. Kafle, Ti Wang, Wai-Lun Chan, Bhupal Kattel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Materials science
Condensed matter physics Photoemission spectroscopy Exciton Analytical chemistry 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry Conductivity 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Thermal conduction 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Biomaterials chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Materials Chemistry Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0210 nano-technology Ohmic contact Single crystal Sheet resistance Tetrathiafulvalene |
| Zdroj: | Organic Electronics. 48:371-376 |
| ISSN: | 1566-1199 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.orgel.2017.06.018 |
| Popis: | The properties of the interface between two materials can be significantly different to those of the constituents. One example is the tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) – 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) interface, in which the interface can be metallic even though both TTF and TCNQ are wide bandgap semiconductors. Despite of its potential applications, the mechanism of the interfacial conduction remains unclear. In this work, we use ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy and electrical measurement to determine the physical nature of the interfacial charges and the spatial extent of this interfacial state. The charge transfer state that is responsible for the interfacial conductivity is found to be quite localized. It only extends ≈1–2 nm away from the interface. Moreover, the electron-hole pairs at the interface are bound by Coulomb interaction to form excitons. Ohmic behavior and orders of magnitude decrease in the sheet resistance are observed by merely depositing a 2.4 nm TCNQ layer on a bulk TTF single crystal. The ultrathin nature of this highly conductive state suggests that it can be incorporated readily into ultrathin or field-effect organic devices. |
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