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Iron phthalocyanine (FePc) is a molecular semiconductor whose building blocks are one-dimensional ferromagnetic chains. We show that its optical and magnetic properties are controlled by the growth strategy, obtaining extremely high…
We study the surface conductivity of a field-effect transistor (FET) made of periodic array of spherical semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs). We show that electrons introduced to NCs by the gate voltage occupy one or two layers of the array.…
Three types of first generation epitaxial graphene field effect transistors (FET) are presented and their relative merits are discussed. Graphene is epitaxially grown on both the carbon and silicon faces of hexagonal silicon carbide and…
Vertical tunneling field-effect-transistor (FET) based on graphene heterojunctions with layers of hBN is simulated by self-consistent quantum transport simulations. It is found that the asymmetric p-type and n-type conduction is due to work…
A dual mode device behaving either as a field-effect transistor or a single electron transistor (SET) has been fabricated using silicon-on-insulator metal oxide semiconductor technology. Depending on the back gate polarisation, an electron…
We explore the effect of molecular size on injected carrier transport. We have fabricated and characterized field effect transistors (FETs) on optically transparent single crystals of tetracene, the molecule of which is comprised of four…
We report on a theoretical study of magnetic transitions induced by tunnelling electrons in individual adsorbed M-Phthalocyanine (M-Pc) molecules where M is a metal atom: Fe-Pc on a Cu(110)(2$\times$1)-O surface and Co-Pc layers on Pb(111)…
We have investigated the electron mobility on field-effect transistors based on PDIF-CN$_{2}$ single crystals. The family of the small molecules PDI8-CN$_{2}$ has been chosen for the promising results obtained for vapour-deposited thin film…
The carrier mobility \mu of few-layer graphene (FLG) field-effect transistors increases ten-fold when the SiO_2 substrate is replaced by single-crystal epitaxial Pb(Zr_0.2Ti_0.8)O_3 (PZT). In the electron-only regime of the FLG, \mu reaches…
We develop an effective potential approach for assessing the flow of charge within a two-dimensional donor-acceptor/metal network based on core-level shifts. To do so, we perform both density functional theory (DFT) calculations and x-ray…
Mixed layers of copper-phthalocyanine (p-conductive) and fullerene (n-conductive) are used for the fabrication of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and inverters. Regarding the electrical characteristics of these donor-acceptor…
Semiconducting two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenide crystals have been regarded as the promising candidate for the future generation of transistor in modern electronics. However, how to fabricate those crystals into practical…
We have performed a comparative study of rubrene single-crystal field-effect transistors fabricated using different materials as gate insulator. For all materials, highly reproducible device characteristics are obtained. The achieved…
We investigate the changes in the electronic structure of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) crystals that is caused by intercalation with potassium. This is done by means of {\it ab initio} LSDA and LSDA+U calculations of the electronic…
In this work, we report on the electronic properties of solution-gated field effect transistors (SGFETs) fabricated using large-area graphene. Devices prepared both with epitaxially grown graphene on SiC as well as with chemical vapor…
We investigate a series of liquid-crystalline phthalocyanines (metal-free and Cu, Zn, Ni, Co complexes) by correlating their vibrational signatures with their electronic performance in organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). Raman…
A method has been developed to inject mobile charges at the surface of organic molecular crystals, and the DC transport of field-induced holes has been measured at the surface of pentacene single crystals. To minimize damage to the soft and…
New charge transfer crystals of $\pi$-conjugated, aromatic molecules (phenanthrene and picene) as donors were obtained by physical vapor transport. The melting behavior, optimization of crystal growth and the crystal structure is reported…
The electrical and optical response of a field-effect device comprising a network of semiconductor-enriched single-wall carbon nanotubes, gated with sodium chloride solution is investigated. Field-effect is demonstrated in a device that…
Electronic transport through rubrene single-crystal field effect transistors (FETs) is investigated experimentally in the high carrier density regime (n ~ 0.1 carrier/molecule). In this regime, we find that the current does not increase…