Modifying the Optical Emission of Vanadyl Phthalocyanine via Molecular Self-Assembly on van der Waals Materials

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Autori principali: Gavin, S. Carin, Koll, William, Kar, Moumita, Liu, Yiying, Dasgupta, Anushka, Garvey, Ethan, Song, Thomas W., Zhou, Chunxi, Kerwin, Brendan P., Jain, Jash, Marks, Tobin J., Hersam, Mark C., Schatz, George C., Gupta, Jay A., Stern, Nathaniel P.
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author Gavin, S. Carin
Koll, William
Kar, Moumita
Liu, Yiying
Dasgupta, Anushka
Garvey, Ethan
Song, Thomas W.
Zhou, Chunxi
Kerwin, Brendan P.
Jain, Jash
Marks, Tobin J.
Hersam, Mark C.
Schatz, George C.
Gupta, Jay A.
Stern, Nathaniel P.
author_facet Gavin, S. Carin
Koll, William
Kar, Moumita
Liu, Yiying
Dasgupta, Anushka
Garvey, Ethan
Song, Thomas W.
Zhou, Chunxi
Kerwin, Brendan P.
Jain, Jash
Marks, Tobin J.
Hersam, Mark C.
Schatz, George C.
Gupta, Jay A.
Stern, Nathaniel P.
contents Vanadyl phthalocyanine (VOPc) is a promising organic molecule for applications in quantum information because of its thermal stability, efficient processing, and potential as a spin qubit. The deposition of VOPc in different molecular orientations allows the properties to be customized for integration into various devices. However, such customization has yet to be fully leveraged to alter its intrinsic properties, particularly optical emission. Normally, VOPc films on dielectric substrates emit a broad photoluminescence peak in the near-infrared range, attributed to transitions in the Pc ring from its pi orbital structure. In this work, we demonstrate that the dominant optical transition of VOPc can be shifted by over 250 meV through the controlled deposition of thin films on van der Waals material substrates. The weak interactions with van der Waals materials allow the molecules to uniquely self-assemble, resulting in modified optical behavior modulated by molecular phase and thickness. This work connects the self-assembling properties of molecules with their altered electronic structures and the resulting optical emission.
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spellingShingle Modifying the Optical Emission of Vanadyl Phthalocyanine via Molecular Self-Assembly on van der Waals Materials
Gavin, S. Carin
Koll, William
Kar, Moumita
Liu, Yiying
Dasgupta, Anushka
Garvey, Ethan
Song, Thomas W.
Zhou, Chunxi
Kerwin, Brendan P.
Jain, Jash
Marks, Tobin J.
Hersam, Mark C.
Schatz, George C.
Gupta, Jay A.
Stern, Nathaniel P.
Materials Science
Vanadyl phthalocyanine (VOPc) is a promising organic molecule for applications in quantum information because of its thermal stability, efficient processing, and potential as a spin qubit. The deposition of VOPc in different molecular orientations allows the properties to be customized for integration into various devices. However, such customization has yet to be fully leveraged to alter its intrinsic properties, particularly optical emission. Normally, VOPc films on dielectric substrates emit a broad photoluminescence peak in the near-infrared range, attributed to transitions in the Pc ring from its pi orbital structure. In this work, we demonstrate that the dominant optical transition of VOPc can be shifted by over 250 meV through the controlled deposition of thin films on van der Waals material substrates. The weak interactions with van der Waals materials allow the molecules to uniquely self-assemble, resulting in modified optical behavior modulated by molecular phase and thickness. This work connects the self-assembling properties of molecules with their altered electronic structures and the resulting optical emission.
title Modifying the Optical Emission of Vanadyl Phthalocyanine via Molecular Self-Assembly on van der Waals Materials
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05438