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Area of Science:

  • Surface science
  • Physical chemistry
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Electrons act as reactants and catalysts in chemical processes.
  • Electron-induced surface chemistry is significant but not fully understood, especially regarding molecular assembly.
  • Controlling surface reactions at the molecular level is a key challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of molecular assembly on electron-induced surface chemistry.
  • To understand how molecular arrangement affects the reactivity of specific chemical bonds.
  • To explore methods for precisely controlling electron-induced surface reactions.

Main Methods:

  • Combined experimental scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and theoretical density functional theory (DFT) studies.
  • Investigated electron-induced C-Cl bond dissociation in 4,4″-dichloro-1,1′:3′,1′′-terphenyl (DCTP) on Cu(111).
  • Analyzed DCTP in self-assembled structures and co-assemblies with bromine (Br) adatoms.

Main Results:

  • Electron injection into the unoccupied molecular orbital of DCTP selectively dissociates the C-Cl bond.
  • The energy threshold for C-Cl bond cleavage increases with the proximity of Br adatoms to DCTP molecules.
  • This modulation of reactivity is attributed to energy shifts in the DCTP's unoccupied molecular orbital based on its assembly structure.

Conclusions:

  • Molecular assembly plays a critical role in tuning electron-induced surface reactivity.
  • Subtle changes in molecular arrangement can significantly alter chemical bond cleavage thresholds.
  • This work demonstrates a pathway to precisely control surface chemistry via molecular assembly and electron injection.