title: Ultrathin reduced graphene oxide films as transparent top-contacts for light switchable solid-state molecular junctions.
abstract: A new type of solid-state molecular junction is introduced, which employs reduced graphene oxide as a transparent top contact that permits a self-assembled molecular monolayer to be photoswitched in situ, while simultaneously enabling charge-transport measurements across the molecules. The electrical switching behavior of a less-studied molecular switch, dihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvene, is described, which is used as a test case.
authors.affiliation: Nano-Science Center & Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Martyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jevric
authors.forename: Jonas R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hauptmann
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hviid
authors.forename: Zhongming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Nini E A
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Reeler
authors.forename: Erling
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thyrhaug
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Jakob A S
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bovet
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vosch
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nygård
authors.forename: Xiaohui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Wenping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yunqi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Gemma C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Henrik G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kjaergaard
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bjørnholm
authors.forename: Mogens Brøndsted
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Bo W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Laursen
authors.forename: Kasper
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nørgaard
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008027:Light; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008839:Microelectrodes; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010087:Oxides; D006108:Graphite
keywords: dihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvalene; molecular photoswitches; reduced graphene oxide; self-assembled monolayers; solid-state molecular electronics