Graphene and Organic Molecules: Transport Experiments (B08)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: from 2012 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 182849149

We will use nanoelectrodes based on epitaxial graphene to investigate charge transport through single molecules. This allows applying unprecedented methodology, in particular single-molecule spectroscopy on a contacted molecule, mode-selective excitation of vibrations, thermoelectricity etc. We expect to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms of charge transport through single molecules. In a further line of research, we will design and create tailor made electronic devices based on epitaxial graphene that will enable fundamental experiments for investigating light-matter interaction.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 953: Synthetic Carbon Allotropes
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Heiko B. Weber