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Scheuerer, Philipp ; Patera, Laerte L. ; Simbürger, Felix ; Queck, Fabian ; Swart, Ingmar ; Schuler, Bruno ; Gross, Leo ; Moll, Nikolaj ; Repp, Jascha

Charge-Induced Structural Changes in a Single Molecule Investigated by Atomic Force Microscopy

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Scheuerer, Philipp , Patera, Laerte L. , Simbürger, Felix, Queck, Fabian, Swart, Ingmar, Schuler, Bruno , Gross, Leo , Moll, Nikolaj and Repp, Jascha (2019) Charge-Induced Structural Changes in a Single Molecule Investigated by Atomic Force Microscopy. Physical Review Letters 123, 066001.

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.40671


Abstract

Intramolecular structural relaxations occurring upon electron transfer are crucial in determining the rate of redox reactions. Here, we demonstrate that subangstrom structural changes occurring upon single-electron charging can be quantified by means of atomically resolved atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the case of single copper(II)phthalocyanine (CuPc) molecules deposited on an ultrathin NaCl ...

Intramolecular structural relaxations occurring upon electron transfer are crucial in determining the rate of redox reactions. Here, we demonstrate that subangstrom structural changes occurring upon single-electron charging can be quantified by means of atomically resolved atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the case of single copper(II)phthalocyanine (CuPc) molecules deposited on an ultrathin NaCl film. Imaging the molecule in distinct charge states (neutral and anionic) reveals characteristic differences in the AFM contrast. In comparison to density functional theory simulations these changes in contrast can be directly related to relaxations of the molecule's geometric structure upon charging. The dominant contribution arises from a nonhomogeneous vertical relaxation of the molecule, caused by a change in the electrostatic interaction with the surface.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhysical Review Letters
PublisherAMER PHYSICAL SOC
Open Access TypeDue to SHERPA/RoMEO
Place of PublicationCOLLEGE PK
Volume123
Page Range066001
DateAugust 2019
Date of publication26 Aug 2019 13:01
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Group Jascha Repp
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.066001DOI
KeywordsELECTRON-TRANSFER; STATE; RESOLUTION; ADSORPTION; SURFACE; SENSOR; SWITCH; CU;
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-406715
Item ID40671

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