Nonacene Generated by On-Surface Dehydrogenation

The on-surface synthesis of nonacene has been accomplished by dehydrogenation of an air-stable partially saturated precursor, which could be aromatized by using a combined scanning tunneling and atomic force microscope as well as by on-surface annealing. This transformation allowed the in-detail ana...

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Published in:ACS nano 2017-09, Vol.11 (9), p.9321-9329
Main Authors: Zuzak, Rafal, Dorel, Ruth, Krawiec, Mariusz, Such, Bartosz, Kolmer, Marek, Szymonski, Marek, Echavarren, Antonio M, Godlewski, Szymon
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Language:English
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Summary:The on-surface synthesis of nonacene has been accomplished by dehydrogenation of an air-stable partially saturated precursor, which could be aromatized by using a combined scanning tunneling and atomic force microscope as well as by on-surface annealing. This transformation allowed the in-detail analysis of the electronic properties of nonacene molecules physisorbed on Au(111) by scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements. The spatial mapping of molecular orbitals was corroborated by density functional theory calculations. Furthermore, the thermally induced dehydrogenation uncovered the isomerization of intermediate dihydrononacene species, which allowed for their in-depth structural and electronic characterization.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.7b04728