The RECTifying antENNA or rectenna device has been extensively studied for light-harvesting properties. This device utilizes the wave nature of the light through a nano-antenna and hence provides an alternative way for solar energy harvesting. In this work, we discuss nano-patch rectenna devices composed of silver nanocubes (antenna) and molecular diodes (rectifying element), which can be fabricated on a larger scale and at a lower cost than the counterpart clean room and lithographic techniques. In this work, we show the deposition of biferrocene alkane-di-thiolate molecules on template stripped gold substrates which serves three purposes: offer enhanced reproducible nano-gap, assemble patch antennas on the gold substrate and provide current rectification. This work explains both deposition of the molecular assembly through copper catalysed click reaction and characterization of the resulting SAM. We confirm the deposition and presence of both ferrocene units through cyclic voltammetry and ellipsometry. Finally, EGaIn junction measurements are performed with a plausible potential energy diagram.
Nanocubes-based patch antennas have been proven to be an interesting alternative to build nanocavities on larger areas and at lower cost than with classical clean room techniques. These nanocavities can support gap plasmons that make such devices suitable for light absorbing applications, both narrow or broadband depending on the size dispersion of the colloidal nanocubes that are used. Recently, a fabrication approach has been proposed that relies on an alkyldithiol self-assembled monolayer as a cavity spacer instead of the dielectric coating that is usually being used. Through this process it has been demonstrated both an enhanced reproducibility of the cavity resonance and a thinning of the cavity below the usual 3 nm limit. These caracteristics make such structures good candidates for nonlocality study because of the high electric field confinement that arises in very narrow gaps. This self assembled monolayer spacer is also an opportunity for incorporating electronic properties within the nanogap. In this perspective, the present work proposes both a synthesis and a two steps self-assembly of a clicked molecular rectifier monolayer to be embedded into nanopatch cavities. This way, this monolayer will act both as a mechanical spacer and a molecular diode, thus combining photonic and electronic properties.
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