Reversible Bond Formation in a Gold-Atom–Organic-Molecule Complex as a Molecular Switch

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-249215
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.24921

Mohn, Fabian ; Repp, Jascha

; Gross, Leo

; Meyer, Gerhard ; Dyer, Matthew S.

; Persson, Mats

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Abstract

We report on the formation of a metal-molecule complex that can be used as a molecular switch. Using a cryogenic scanning tunneling microscope, a covalent bond was formed reversibly between a gold atom and a perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride molecule supported by a thin insulating film. The bonded and the nonbonded state of the complex were found to be associated with different charge ...