Journal Articles Nano Letters Year : 2024

Molecular Junctions for Terahertz Switches and Detectors.

Abstract

Molecular electronics targets tiny devices exploiting the electronic properties of the molecular orbitals, which can be tailored and controlled by the chemical structure/conformation of the molecules. Many functional devices have been experimentally demonstrated; however, these devices were operated in the low frequency domain (mainly, dc to MHz). This represents a serious limitation for electronic applications, albeit molecular devices working in the THz regime were theoretically predicted. Here, we experimentally demonstrate molecular THz switches at room temperature. The devices consist of self-assembled monolayers of molecules bearing two conjugated moieties coupled through a non-conjugated linker. These devices exhibit clear negative differential conductance behaviors (peaks in the current-voltage curves), as confirmed by ab initio simulations, which were reversibly suppressed under illumination with a 30 THz wave. We analyze how the THz switching behavior depends on the THz wave properties (power, frequency), and we benchmark that these molecular devices would outperform actual THz detectors.
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hal-04240308 , version 1 (13-10-2023)
hal-04240308 , version 2 (16-02-2024)

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Imen Hnid, Ali Yassin, Imane Arbouch, David Guérin, Colin Van Dyck, et al.. Molecular Junctions for Terahertz Switches and Detectors.. Nano Letters, 2024, 24, pp.2553-2560. ⟨10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04602⟩. ⟨hal-04240308v2⟩
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