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Area of Science:

  • Surface science
  • Materials science
  • Physical chemistry

Background:

  • Phase transitions between aggregate states are common, typically involving melting upon heating.
  • Gustav Tammann theorized inverse phase transitions (melting upon cooling) in 1903, but evidence in real materials is scarce.
  • Such inverse transitions are typically observed only under extreme conditions or in limited systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate and investigate an inverse phase transition in a real material system.
  • To explore the phenomenon of melting upon cooling at the molecular level on a surface.
  • To understand the underlying mechanisms driving this unusual phase behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized surface science techniques to study molecular behavior on a copper(111) substrate.
  • Investigated the phase transition of molybdenum tetraacetate adsorbed on copper(111).
  • Analyzed the structural changes and molecular mobility during temperature variations.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated an inverse phase transition for molybdenum tetraacetate on copper(111), where an ordered structure dissolves upon cooling.
  • Observed that the transition is driven by molecular mobilization occurring as temperature decreases.
  • Identified that the ordered phase possesses more internal degrees of freedom than the mobile phase at lower temperatures.

Conclusions:

  • Successfully demonstrated melting upon cooling for adsorbed molecules, a rare inverse phase transition.
  • The phenomenon is attributed to differences in internal degrees of freedom between ordered and mobile phases.
  • This finding expands the understanding of phase transitions and molecular behavior on surfaces.