Anchoring of organic molecules to a metal surface: HtBDC on Cu(110)

Authors
Schunack, M Petersen, L Kuhnle, A Laegsgaard, E Stensgaard, I Johannsen, I Besenbacher, F
Citation
M. Schunack et al., Anchoring of organic molecules to a metal surface: HtBDC on Cu(110), PHYS REV L, 86(3), 2001, pp. 456-459
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
86
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
456 - 459
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20010115)86:3<456:AOOMTA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The interaction of largish molecules with metal surfaces has been studied b y combining the imaging and manipulation capabilities of the scanning tunne ling microscope (STM). At the atomic scale, the STM results directly reveal that the adsorption of a largish organic molecule can induce a restructuri ng of a metal surface underneath. This restructuring anchors the molecules on the substrate and is the driving force for a self-assembly process of th e molecules into characteristic molecular double rows.