Exploring seebeck-coefficient fluctuations in endohedral-fullerene, single-molecule junctions
Ali Ismael, Laura Rincón-García, Charalambos Evangeli, Panagiotis Dallas, Turki Alotaibi, Alaa A. Al‐Jobory, Gabino Rubio‐Bollinger, Kyriakos Porfyrakis, Nicolás Agraı̈t, Colin J. Lambert
Abstract
STM measurements and DFT calculations to study 3 bi-thermoelectric endohedral metallofullerenes, benchmarked against C 60 , show that the fluctuations in S are correlated with the charge inhomogeneity and the geometrical disorder within the junction.
Topics & Concepts
Seebeck coefficientThermoelectric effectMetallofullereneMaterials scienceBreak junctionThermoelectric materialsCondensed matter physicsElectrical resistivity and conductivityCharge (physics)FullereneQuantum tunnellingPhysicsOptoelectronicsThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresQuantum and electron transport phenomenaMechanical and Optical Resonators