Spatially resolved, substrate-induced rectification in C60 bilayers on copper

Smerdon, J. A.; Darancet, P.; Guest, J. R.

doi:10.1063/1.4975795

Title: Spatially resolved, substrate-induced rectification in C₆₀ bilayers on copper

Journal Article · Wed Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975795· OSTI ID:1371915

Smerdon, J. A. ^[1]; Darancet, P. ^[2]; Guest, J. R. ^[2]

Univ. of Central Lancashire, Preston (United Kingdom)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Here, we demonstrate rectification ratios (RR) of ≳1000 at biases of 1.3 V in bilayers of C₆₀ deposited on copper. Using scanning tunneling spectroscopy and first-principles calculations, we show that the strong coupling between C₆₀ and the Cu(111) surface leads to the metallization of the bottom C₆₀ layer, while the molecular orbitals of the top C60 are essentially unaffected. Due to this substrate-induced symmetry breaking and to a tunneling transport mechanism, the system behaves as a hole-blocking layer, with a spatial dependence of the onset voltage on intra-layer coordination. Together with previous observations of strong electron-blocking character of pentacene/C₆₀ bilayers on Cu(111), this work further demonstrates the potential of strongly hybridized, C₆₀-coated electrodes to harness the electrical functionality of molecular components.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; FG02-09ER16109

OSTI ID:: 1371915

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1349344

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 146, Issue 9; ISSN 0021-9606

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