Light Emission and Conductance Fluctuations in Electrically Driven and Plasmonically Enhanced Molecular Junctions.

ABSTRACT: Electrically connected and plasmonically enhanced molecular junctions combine the optical functionalities of high field confinement and enhancement (cavity function), and of high radiative efficiency (antenna function) with the electrical functionalities of molecular transport. Such combined optical and electrical probes have proven useful for the fundamental understanding of metal-molecule contacts and contribute to the development of nanoscale optoelectronic devices including ultrafast electronics and nanosensors. Here, we employ a self-assembled metal-molecule-metal junction with a nanoparticle bridge to investigate correlated fluctuations in conductance and tunneling-induced light emission at room temperature. Despite the presence of hundreds of molecules in the junction, the electrica

SUBMITTER: Amirtharaj SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11191743 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature