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Li Y, Xie J, Sun L, Zeng J, Zhou L, Hao Z, Pan L, Ye J, Wang P, Li Y, Xu J, Shi Y, Wang X, He D. Monolayer Organic Crystals for Ultrahigh Performance Molecular Diodes. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2024; 11:e2305100. [PMID: 38145961 PMCID: PMC10933607 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
Abstract
Molecular diodes are of considerable interest for the increasing technical demands of device miniaturization. However, the molecular diode performance remains contact-limited, which represents a major challenge for the advancement of rectification ratio and conductance. Here, it is demonstrated that high-quality ultrathin organic semiconductors can be grown on several classes of metal substrates via solution-shearing epitaxy, with a well-controlled number of layers and monolayer single crystal over 1 mm. The crystals are atomically smooth and pinhole-free, providing a native interface for high-performance monolayer molecular diodes. As a result, the monolayer molecular diodes show record-high rectification ratio up to 5 × 108 , ideality factor close to unity, aggressive unit conductance over 103 S cm-2 , ultrahigh breakdown electric field, excellent electrical stability, and well-defined contact interface. Large-area monolayer molecular diode arrays with 100% yield and excellent uniformity in the diode metrics are further fabricated. These results suggest that monolayer molecular crystals have great potential to build reliable, high-performance molecular diodes and deeply understand their intrinsic electronic behavior.
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- Yating Li
- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresJiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional MaterialsCollege of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210023China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUnited Kingdom
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering and Materials Science and Technology Research CenterThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
- School of Integrated CircuitsNanjing UniversitySuzhou215163China
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- National Laboratory of Solid‐State MicrostructuresSchool of Electronic Science and EngineeringKey Lab of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing210093China
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Wang J, Wu X, Pan J, Feng T, Wu D, Zhang X, Yang B, Zhang X, Jie J. Graphene-Quantum-Dots-Induced Centimeter-Sized Growth of Monolayer Organic Crystals for High-Performance Transistors. Adv Mater 2020; 32:e2003315. [PMID: 33252160 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202003315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Monolayer organic crystals have attracted considerable attention due to their extraordinary optoelectronic properties. Solution self-assembly on the surface of water is an effective approach to fabricate monolayer organic crystals. However, due to the difficulties in controlling the spreading of organic solution on the water surface and the weak intermolecular interaction between the organic molecules, large-area growth of monolayer organic crystals remains a great challenge. Here, a graphene quantum dots (GQDs)-induced self-assembly method for centimeter-sized growth of monolayer organic crystals on a GQDs solution surface is reported. The spreading area of the organic solution can be readily controlled by tuning the pH value of the GQDs solution. Meanwhile, the π-π stacking interaction between the GQDs and the organic molecules can effectively reduce the nucleation energy of the organic molecules and afford a cohesive force to bond the crystals, enabling large-area growth of monolayer organic crystals. Using 2,7-didecyl benzothienobenzothiopene (C10-BTBT) as an examples, centimeter-sized monolayer C10-BTBT crystal with uniform molecular packing and crystal orientation is attained. Organic field-effect transistors based on the monolayer C10-BTBT crystals exhibit a high mobility up to 2.6 cm2 V-1 s-1, representing the highest mobility value for solution-assembled monolayer organic crystals. This work provides a feasible route for large-scale fabrication of monolayer organic crystals toward high-performance organic devices.
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- Jinwen Wang
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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