π-Orbital mediated charge transfer channels in a monolayer Gr–NiPc heterointerface unveiled by soft X-ray electron spectroscopies and DFT calculations
Andrea Casotto, Giovanni Drera, Daniele Perilli, Sonia Freddi, Stefania Pagliara, Michele Zanotti, Luca Schio, Alberto Verdini, Luca Floreano, Cristiana Di Valentin, L. Sangaletti
Abstract
The charge transfer process at a graphene–Ni phthalocyanine interface is investigated by soft X-ray electron spectroscopies and DFT calculations, thus providing fundamental information to develop electronic devices based on this heterojunction.
Topics & Concepts
XANESX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyDensity functional theoryHOMO/LUMOMolecular orbitalMaterials scienceMonolayerPhthalocyanineChemistryHeterojunctionCrystallographyChemical physicsMolecular physicsSpectroscopyComputational chemistryNanotechnologyMoleculeOptoelectronicsNuclear magnetic resonancePhysicsQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryGraphene research and applicationsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresQuantum and electron transport phenomena