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  • Materials Science
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Surface Science

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  • Ordered organic layers are crucial for advanced applications like molecular storage and quantum computing.
  • Bis(terpyridine)-derived molecules (BTPs) form 2D networks on surfaces, offering potential for tailored molecular architectures.
  • Understanding surface interactions is key to designing functional molecular materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate 2D ordered surface structures of BTPs on graphite.
  • To determine the most suitable force field for surface calculations involving BTPs.
  • To analyze host-guest interactions within BTP-based molecular systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized force field (Compass, UFF, Dreiding, CVFF) and Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods.
  • Calculated molecular properties including bond lengths, angles, torsional potentials, and adsorption energies.
  • Employed DFT perturbation theory for intermolecular interactions and simulated STM images.

Main Results:

  • Evaluated and compared various force fields for accuracy in surface calculations.
  • Characterized structural properties, adsorption energies, and rotational barriers of BTP surface structures.
  • Investigated host-guest systems involving BTPs with phthalocyanine and excess BTP molecules.

Conclusions:

  • Established optimized computational approaches for studying BTP surface structures.
  • Provided insights into the formation and properties of BTP-based host-guest networks.
  • Demonstrated the potential of BTPs for molecular storage and quantum computing applications through computational modeling.