High anisotropic conductivity in organic insulator/semiconductor monolayerheterostructure

Authors
Collet, J Lenfant, S Vuillaume, D Bouloussa, O Rondelez, F Gay, JM Kham, K Chevrot, C
Citation
J. Collet et al., High anisotropic conductivity in organic insulator/semiconductor monolayerheterostructure, APPL PHYS L, 76(10), 2000, pp. 1339-1341
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
76
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1339 - 1341
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(20000306)76:10<1339:HACIOI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We demonstrate a highly anisotropic conductivity, with a 10(9) ratio, betwe en the in-plane and perpendicular electrical transport in organic insulator /semiconductor heterostructures of monolayer thickness. These heterostructu res are self-assembled monolayers made of alkyl chains and functionalized b y various conjugated moieties at their ends. The high anisotropic conductiv ity is due to the close packing of the conjugated end groups. These structu res might be the building blocks of molecular-scale devices. (C) 2000 Ameri can Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)01810-6].