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Resonant Transport in Single Diketopyrrolopyrrole Junctions.

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We study the single-molecule transport properties of small bandgap diketopyrrolopyrrole oligomers (DPP n, n = 1-4) with lengths varying from 1 to 5 nm. At a low bias voltage, the… Click to show full abstract

We study the single-molecule transport properties of small bandgap diketopyrrolopyrrole oligomers (DPP n, n = 1-4) with lengths varying from 1 to 5 nm. At a low bias voltage, the conductance decays exponentially as a function of length indicative of nonresonant transport. However, at a high bias voltage, we observe a remarkably high conductance close to 10-2 G0 with currents reaching over 0.1 μA across all four oligomers. These unique transport properties, together with density functional theory-based transport calculations, suggest a mechanism of resonant transport across the highly delocalized DPP backbones in the high bias regime. This study thus demonstrates the unique properties of diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives in achieving highly efficient long-range charge transport in single-molecule devices.

Keywords: bias; diketopyrrolopyrrole junctions; transport; transport single; single diketopyrrolopyrrole; resonant transport

Journal Title: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Year Published: 2018

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