Electronically Driven Single-Molecule Switch on Silicon Dangling Bonds

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Abstract

We demonstrate that a single 4-acetylbiphenyl molecule adsorbed along the dimer row of a Si(100)-(2 × 1) surface can be reversibly switched between two stable conformations using the tunneling current of a scanning tunneling microscope. The experiment supported by density functional theory calculations demonstrates that the molecule by switching selectively passivates and depassivates a dangling-bond pair on the silicon surface, opening new routes for the logical input in dangling-bond-based atomic-scale circuits.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27027–27032
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C, Nanomaterials and interfaces
Volume120
Issue number47
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2016
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 85041904829
ORCID /0000-0001-9607-8715/work/166326240

Keywords

Keywords

  • scanning tunneling microscope