Coverage-Driven Electronic Decoupling of Fe-Phthalocyanine from a Ag(111) Substrate
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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
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12173-12179 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Nanomaterials and interfaces |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 24 |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jun 2011 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 79959261568 |
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WOS | 000291709600037 |
Keywords
Keywords
- Scanning-tunneling-microscopy, Energy-level alignment, Iron phthalocyanine, Self-organization, Charge-transport, Organic-metal, Spectroscopy, Molecules, Graphite, Layer