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Probing the Structure and Dynamics of Interfacial Water with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy
Published on: May 27, 2018
Observations of image contrast and dimerization of decacyclene by low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy
Lisa M Wesoloski1, Adam Z Stieg, Masashi Kunitake
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. lwesolos@chem.ucla.edu
Abstract:
Low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy studies revealed both monomer and dimer forms of decacyclene (DC) on atomically clean Cu(100) and Cu(111). The observed image contrast in DC is strongly bias dependent and also influenced by tip modifications. Alternatively, dimers appear solely as protrusions and are nearly bias independent. We provide evidence of both dimer formation and dissociation and suggest that two DC molecules stack by aligning their molecular planes in a parallel fashion with respect to the surface. Dimers and their surface-dependent properties demonstrate the interplay between surface-molecule and molecule-molecule interactions.
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