Topological electronic states in metal-coordinated organic networks
DIPC Seminars
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Daria Sostina, University of Basel
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2018/10/05
14:00 - Place
- Donostia International Physics Center
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A promising route to functional systems with nanometre dimensions is the
autonomous ordering and assembly of atoms and molecules on atomically well-
defined metal surfaces [1]. The system under study here is the regular metal-
organic network of 9,10-dicyano-anthracene (DCA) molecules on Cu(111) and
Au(111) substrates. DCA molecules have two CN groups bonded to the centre
phenyl ring of anthracene and form a stable porous network on both substrates
at room temperature [2].
In order to investigate the behavior of molecular electronic states we carry
out STM/STS and ARPES mesurements on two systems: DCA on Cu(111) and Au(111),
both with attempt of oxygen doping. Our measurements show that the HOMO state
on Cu(111) is shifted to region of lower binding energies when oxygen is
adsorbed on the network. According to STM pictures, the absorbtion process
manifests itself in the embedding of oxygen inside hollow positions of the
molecular structure on Cu(111).
In the case of gold, STM reveals that two different kinds of networks co-exist
on the sample surface. A first area is occupied by a hexagonal DCA network
which involves more adatoms in its structure. A second part of the sample is
covered with an irregular molecular structure. In the case of gold that no
HOMO peak can be detected in the same energy range as for copper substrate.
References:
[1] J. V. Barth, G. Costantini, and K. Kern, Nature 437, 671 (2005).
[2] J. Zhang, et al., Chem. Commun. 50, 12289 (2014).
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