2018
DOI: 10.1039/c8cc01637b
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Fine-tuning of the metal work function by molecular doping

Abstract: A new approach for fine tuning of the metal work function (WF) in the range of 1 eV is described. WF control is achieved by 3D molecular doping of the metal rather than the classical 2D adsorption. Both small molecules (Congo red, thionine) and polymers (Nafion, poly(vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium)chloride) were shown to affect the work function of gold and silver. The in situ reaction of the dopants within the metallic matrix is a further tool for altering the WF, confirming that this effect is dopant-dependent… Show more

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“…Recently we have introduced an entirely new methodology for affecting the WF of metals, namely the doping of the metal with WF‐modifying agents; that is, we move from derivatizing the 2D interface to the 3D volume of the metal. With this molecular doping we demonstrated the possibility to fine‐tune the WF of gold and silver within the modest range of up to 1 eV . Being a new approach and following the above cited theoretical predictions, we set to explore the possibility to utilize the doping methodology in order to push the WF of silver into the ultra‐high domain, which in the literature is defined as an increase of 2–3 eV .…”
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“…Recently we have introduced an entirely new methodology for affecting the WF of metals, namely the doping of the metal with WF‐modifying agents; that is, we move from derivatizing the 2D interface to the 3D volume of the metal. With this molecular doping we demonstrated the possibility to fine‐tune the WF of gold and silver within the modest range of up to 1 eV . Being a new approach and following the above cited theoretical predictions, we set to explore the possibility to utilize the doping methodology in order to push the WF of silver into the ultra‐high domain, which in the literature is defined as an increase of 2–3 eV .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The materials methodology of molecular doping of metals employed herein involves a variety of reducing processes of metal cations in the presence of the molecule or nanoparticle (NP) to be entrapped (see refs. for reviews and for recent examples). The resulting material is the metal in the form of tightly agglomerated nanometric crystals, incorporating the dopant molecule or NPs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…With this molecular doping we demonstrated the possibility to fine‐tune the WF of gold and silver within the modest range of up to 1 eV . Being a new approach and following the above cited theoretical predictions, we set to explore the possibility to utilize the doping methodology in order to push the WF of silver into the ultra‐high domain, which in the literature is defined as an increase of 2–3 eV . The materials methodology of molecular doping of metals employed herein involves a variety of reducing processes of metal cations in the presence of the molecule or nanoparticle (NP) to be entrapped (see refs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%