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STM-based molecular detection of "catch-and-release" of protons for bipyridine bound to phenylene-ethynylene thiol
Emiko Koyama1, Takao Ishida, Hideo Tokuhisa
1Nanoarchitectonics Research Center (NARC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan. e-koyama@aist.go.jp
Abstract:
The protonation/deprotonation response of a novel bipyridine containing (phenylene-ethynylene) thiol adsorbed to a Au surface was investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), showing reversible changes in the average heights (approximately 50 spots) and the height distribution arising from protonation/deprotonation.
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