Excellent thermoelectric performance in weak-coupling molecular junctions with electrode doping and electrochemical gating

The twist angle can induce phonon interference effect in the intermediately coupled molecular junctions and significantly suppress phonon thermal conductance.

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Nanotubes feel the heat and get moving, nanoparticles boost thermoelectric performance, new light is shed on molecular junctions, single-electron devices perform multi-value logic operations, and much more

Nature Nanotechnology ◽

10.1038/nnano.2008.122 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 3 (5) ◽

pp. 248-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Molecular Junctions ◽

Single Electron ◽

Thermoelectric Performance ◽

Single Electron Devices ◽

Electron Devices ◽

Logic Operations

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High cross-plane thermoelectric performance of metallo-porphyrin molecular junctions

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ◽

10.1039/c7cp02229h ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (26) ◽

pp. 17356-17359 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Mohammed Noori ◽

Hatef Sadeghi ◽

Qusiy Al-Galiby ◽

Steven W. D. Bailey ◽

Colin J. Lambert

Keyword(s):

Metal Ions ◽

Thermoelectric Properties ◽

Divalent Metal ◽

Molecular Junctions ◽

Thermoelectric Performance ◽

Gold Electrodes ◽

Divalent Metal Ions

We investigated the thermoelectric properties of flat-stacked 5,15-diphenylporphyrins containing divalent metal ions Ni, Co, Cu or Zn, which are strongly coordinated with the nitrogens of pyridyl coated gold electrodes.

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Effect of broadening in the weak-coupling limit of vibrationally coupled electron transport through molecular junctions and the analogy to quantum dot circuit QED systems

Physical Review B ◽

10.1103/physrevb.91.245429 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 91 (24) ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Rainer Härtle ◽

Manas Kulkarni

Keyword(s):

Electron Transport ◽

Quantum Dot ◽

Weak Coupling ◽

Weak Coupling Limit ◽

Molecular Junctions ◽

Circuit Qed

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Significantly enhanced thermoelectric performance in intermediate weak-coupling C8-BTBT molecular junction with p/n type electrode doping

Journal of Materials Chemistry C ◽

10.1039/d1tc02965g ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bei Zhang ◽

shidong zhang ◽

Jiwei Dong ◽

Yaoxing Sun ◽

Fangping Ouyang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Density Functional Theory ◽

Transport Properties ◽

Weak Coupling ◽

Density Functional ◽

Phonon Transport ◽

Thermoelectric Performance ◽

Molecular Junction ◽

Functional Theory ◽

Delicate Balance ◽

Central Molecule

For single-molecular junction, inherent energy mismatch between central molecule and electrodes requires a delicate balance between electronic and phonon transport properties. Based on a combination of density functional theory and...

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Connectivity-driven bi-thermoelectricity in heteroatom-substituted molecular junctions

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ◽

10.1039/c8cp00381e ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (14) ◽

pp. 9630-9637 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Sara Sangtarash ◽

Hatef Sadeghi ◽

Colin J. Lambert

Keyword(s):

Seebeck Coefficient ◽

Quantum Interference ◽

Molecular Junctions ◽

Thermoelectric Performance ◽

Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon ◽

Heteroatom Substitution ◽

New Strategy

To improve the thermoelectric performance of molecular junctions formed by polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) cores, we present a new strategy for enhancing their Seebeck coefficient by utilizing connectivities with destructive quantum interference combined with heteroatom substitution.

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Modulation of thermoelectric performance of Cn-BTBT molecular junctions by engineering contact geometry

Results in Physics ◽

10.1016/j.rinp.2021.104318 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104318

Author(s):

Bei Zhang ◽

Xiaojiao Zhang ◽

Shidong Zhang ◽

Yun-Peng Wang ◽

Jiwei Dong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Contact Geometry ◽

Molecular Junctions ◽

Thermoelectric Performance

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Hierarchical structures lead to high thermoelectric performance in Cum+nPb100SbmTe100Se2m (CLAST)

Energy & Environmental Science ◽

10.1039/d0ee03459b ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Siqi Wang ◽

Yu Xiao ◽

Yongjin Chen ◽

Shang Peng ◽

Dongyang Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Hierarchical Structures ◽

Phonon Transport ◽

Thermoelectric Performance

Hierarchical microstructures lead to high thermoelectric performance in Cum+nPb100SbmTe100Se2m (CLAST) through synergistically optimizing carrier and phonon transport.

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