Multi-component self-assembled molecular-electronic films: towards new high-performance thermoelectric systems.

ABSTRACT: The thermoelectric properties of parallel arrays of organic molecules on a surface offer the potential for large-area, flexible, solution processed, energy harvesting thin-films, whose room-temperature transport properties are controlled by quantum interference (QI). Recently, it has been demonstrated that constructive QI (CQI) can be translated from single molecules to self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), boosting both electrical conductivities and Seebeck coefficients. However, these CQI-enhanced systems are limited by rigid coupling of the component molecules to metallic electrodes, preventing the introduction of additional layers which would be advantageous for their further development. These rigid couplings also limit our ability to suppress the transport of phonons through these system

SUBMITTER: Bennett TLR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9093172 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature