通过边缘修饰在非磁性石墨烯基单分子结中引入自旋的理论研究

在分子自旋电子学中,向非磁性的分子器件中注入自旋引起了广泛关注.在此提出一个新颖的策略,将磁性引入到与两个扶手椅形石墨烯纳米带电极耦合的单个苯分子器件中,即将这两个扶手椅形石墨烯纳米带电极的末端切割成锯齿形边缘的三角形石墨烯.利用第一性原理方法研究了分子结的自旋相关输运性质.结果表明,由于锯齿形边缘的三角形石墨烯向扶手椅形石墨烯纳米带电极和苯分子的自旋转移,导致锯齿形边缘三角形石墨烯的本征磁性减弱.有趣的是,虽然锯齿形边缘三角形石墨烯的本征磁性衰减了,但仍对分子结的自旋输运有显著的贡献.输运计算表明,在自旋平行构型下,可以获得较大的电流自旋极化率.然而,在自旋反平行构型下,电流的自旋极化率发生了反转.器件隧穿磁电阻的正负可以通过偏压来调控.这项工作提出了一个在新型分子自旋电子器件中设计和应用石墨烯纳米带的有趣方法.     

Bias-induced reconstruction of hybrid interface states in magnetic molecular junctions

Based on first-principles calculations, the bias-induced evolutions of hybrid interface states in π-conjugated tricene and in insulating octane magnetic molecular junctions are investigated. Obvious bias-induced splitting and energy shift of the spin-resolved hybrid interface states are observed in the two junctions. The recombination of the shifted hybrid interface states from different interfaces makes the spin polarization around the Fermi energy strongly bias-dependent. The transport calculations demonstrate that in the π -conjugated tricene junction, the bias-dependent hybrid interface states work efficiently for large current, current spin polarization, and distinct tunneling magnetoresistance. But in the insulating octane junction, the spin-dependent transport via the hybrid interface states is inhibited, which is only slightly disturbed by the bias. This work reveals the phenomenon of bias-induced reconstruction of hybrid interface states in molecular spinterface devices, and the underlying role of conjugated molecular orbitals in the transport ability of hybrid interface states.     

Current spin polarization of a platform molecule with compression effect

Using the first-principles method, the spin-dependent transport properties of a novel platform molecule containing a freestanding molecular wire is investigated by simulating the spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscope experiment with Ni tip and Au substrate electrodes. Transport calculations show that the total current increases as the tip gradually approaches to the substrate, which is consistent with the conductance obtained from previous experiment. More interestingly, the spin polarization (SP) of current modulated by compression effect has the completely opposite trend to the total current. Transmission analyses reveal that the reduction of SP of current with compression process originates from the promotion of spin-down electron channel, which is controlled by deforming the molecule wire. In addition, the density of states shows that the SP of current is directly affected by the organic-ferromagnetic spinterface. The weak orbital hybridization between the Ni tip and propynyl of molecule results in high interfacial SP, whereas the breaking of the C $\equiv$ C triple of propynyl in favor of the Ni-C-C bond induces the strong orbital hybridization and restrains the interfacial SP. This work proposes a new way to control and design the SP of current through organic-ferromagnetic spinterface using functional molecular platform.     

三嗪基热活化延迟荧光发射体的第一性原理研究

Three kinds of triazine based organic molecules designed for thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters are investigated by first-principles calculations. An optimal Hartree-Fork (HF) method is adopted for the calculation of energy gap between the first singlet state (S1) and the first triplet state (T1). The natural transition orbital, the electronhole (e-h) distribution and the e-h overlap diagram indicate that the S1 states for the three systems include both charge-transfer and some localized excitation component. Further quantitative analysis of the excitation property is performed by introducing the index Δr and the integral of e-h overlap S. It is found that symmetric geometry is a necessary condition for TADF emitters, which can provide more delocalized transition orbitals and consequently a small S1-T1 energy gap. Artful inserting aromatic groups between donors and acceptors can significantly enhance the oscillator strength. Finally, the energy state structures calculated with the optimal HF method is presented, which can provide basis for the study of the dynamics of excited states.     

金电极与吡啶末端连接界面结构的力学变化过程理论研究

利用基于第一性原理的绝热拉伸模拟方法计算了4,4’-二吡啶分子与不同构型金电极之间的作用过程,研究了分子在外力作用下逐渐远离金电极过程中分子与电极间界面结构特有的演化过程以及体系能量与作用力的变化特征.结果显示,分子在远离锥形电极过程中很容易出现近于垂直地连接到锥形电极第二层金原子上的特有连接构型,同时由于吡啶末端的排斥作用,电极尖端的金原子偏向一侧.分子从第二层金原子上断开并连接到尖端金原子上需要1.3—1.5 nN的拉力作用,明显大于分子从尖端电极上断开所需要的0.8—1.0 nN的作用力,从而揭示了实验中二吡啶分子结在形成过程中作用力与界面构型变化之间的对应关系.4,4’-二吡啶分子与平面金电极的作用较弱,只需要不到0.5 nN的作用力就可断开,而当分子连接到吸附在平面电极表面的孤立金原子上时,可以承受约1.7 nN的作用力.以上研究表明基于第一性原理的绝热拉伸模拟方法不仅可以揭示分子与电极之间的界面结构演化过程,而且通过作用力的计算可以很好地识别实验中分子与电极间的特有界面结构.