Coverage-Driven Electronic Decoupling of Fe-Phthalocyanine from a Ag(111) Substrate
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Beitragende
Abstract
Coverage-dependent structural and electronic properties of Fe-phthalocyanine (FePc) molecules adsorbed on Ag(111) have been investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy and density functional calculations. While spectra of single FePc molecules are dominated by a broad signature of Fe d orbitals, spectra of molecules in an ordered superstructure resolve spectroscopic contributions from individual d(z2) and d(xz)/d(yz) orbitals. Calculations suggest that an increased molecule surface distance in the superstructure and a change of the Ag(111) surface electronic structure cause the spectral changes, which are consistent with a partial electronic decoupling of the molecules from the substrate. A progressive evolution toward a gap around the Fermi level is observed for molecules on the first and second molecular layer.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 12173-12179 |
Seitenumfang | 7 |
Fachzeitschrift | Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Nanomaterials and interfaces |
Jahrgang | 115 |
Ausgabenummer | 24 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 23 Juni 2011 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Externe IDs
Scopus | 79959261568 |
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WOS | 000291709600037 |
Schlagworte
Schlagwörter
- Scanning-tunneling-microscopy, Energy-level alignment, Iron phthalocyanine, Self-organization, Charge-transport, Organic-metal, Spectroscopy, Molecules, Graphite, Layer