Adsorption Geometry Determination of Single Molecules by Atomic Force Microscopy

Bruno Schuler, Wei Liu, Alexandre Tkatchenko, Nikolaj Moll, Gerhard Meyer, Anish Mistry, David Fox, and Leo Gross
Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 106103 – Published 5 September 2013; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 129902 (2014)
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Abstract

We measured the adsorption geometry of single molecules with intramolecular resolution using noncontact atomic force microscopy with functionalized tips. The lateral adsorption position was determined with atomic resolution, adsorption height differences with a precision of 3 pm, and tilts of the molecular plane within 0.2°. The method was applied to five π-conjugated molecules, including three molecules from the olympicene family, adsorbed on Cu(111). For the olympicenes, we found that the substitution of a single atom leads to strong variations of the adsorption height, as predicted by state-of-the-art density-functional theory, including van der Waals interactions with collective substrate response effects.

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  • Received 2 July 2013
  • Corrected 13 March 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.106103

© 2013 American Physical Society

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13 March 2014

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Publisher’s Note: Adsorption Geometry Determination of Single Molecules by Atomic Force Microscopy [Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 106103 (2013)]

Bruno Schuler, Wei Liu, Alexandre Tkatchenko, Nikolaj Moll, Gerhard Meyer, Anish Mistry, David Fox, and Leo Gross
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 129902 (2014)

Authors & Affiliations

Bruno Schuler1,*, Wei Liu2, Alexandre Tkatchenko2, Nikolaj Moll1, Gerhard Meyer1, Anish Mistry3, David Fox3, and Leo Gross1

  • 1IBM Research-Zurich, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
  • 2Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
  • 3University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill, CV34 Warwick, United Kingdom

  • *bsc@zurich.ibm.com

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Vol. 111, Iss. 10 — 6 September 2013

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