Formation and electrical transport properties of pentacene nanorod crystal

Nanotechnology. 2010 Sep 10;21(36):365601. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/36/365601. Epub 2010 Aug 11.

Abstract

The monophasic formation of an uncharted pentacene crystal, the pentacene nanorod, has been investigated. The restricted formation of the pentacene nanorod on a bare mica surface reveals a peculiar surface catalytic crystal growth mode of the pentacene. We demonstrated the charge transport measurements through a single pentacene nanorod and analyzed the data using a periodic hopping conduction model. The results revealed that the pentacene nanorod has a periodic conductive node within their one-dimensional crystal.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't