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STM study of oligo(phenylene-ethynylene)s

Thiele, C. 1; Gerhard, Lukas 1; Eaton, T. R.; Torres, D. M.; Mayor, M. 1; Wulfhekel, W. 1,2; Löhneysen von, H.; Lukas, M. 1
1 Institut für Nanotechnologie (INT), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
2 Physikalisches Institut (PHI), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

A detailed scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) study of two variants of oligo(phenylene ethynylene) (OPE) molecules is presented. These molecules might serve as molecular wires up to ~ 5 nm in length. Self-assembled arrangements as well as single molecules on a Au(111) surface were analyzed. The molecular orbitals were directly imaged and are compared to density functional theory calculations. Sub-molecular resolution images of both molecules directly display the chemical structure. One of the OPE variants was lifted off the surface by the STM tip to measure the single-molecule conductance in order to explain previously reported low conduction values. Furthermore, we present a detailed analysis of a tip-induced conformational switching of the hexyl side groups from all-trans to a nonlinear conformation, which was observed for both variants.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000048011
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/17/5/053043
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Nanotechnologie (INT)
Physikalisches Institut (PHI)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2015
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1367-2630
urn:nbn:de:swb:90-480118
KITopen-ID: 1000048011
HGF-Programm 43.21.02 (POF III, LK 01) Quantum Properties of Nanostructures
Erschienen in New journal of physics
Verlag Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd (IOP Publishing Ltd)
Band 17
Heft 5
Seiten 053043/1-11
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Schlagwörter Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical; Surfaces, interfaces and thin films
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