title: Tailorable acceptor C(60-n)B(n) and donor C(60-m)N(m) pairs for molecular electronics.
abstract: Our first-principles calculations demonstrate that C(60-n)B(n) and C(60-m)N(m) can be engineered as the acceptors and donors, respectively, needed for molecular electronics by properly controlling the dopant number n and m in C60. We show that acceptor C48B12 and donor C48N12 are promising components for molecular rectifiers, carbon nanotube-based n-p-n (p-n-p) transistors, and p-n junctions.
authors.affiliation: Atomic Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8423, USA. rhxie@nist.gov
authors.forename: Rui-Hua
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Garnett W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Jijun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Vedene H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Carlo
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pecchia