X射线衍射方法研究取代酞菁卟啉分子的SA和LB膜

利用X射线衍射和STM方法研究了取代酞菁和卟啉分子的自组装膜(SAM)和LB膜的结构.研究表明这些分子在非极性的石墨表面以分子平面平行于基底平面的形式吸附,而在Si(111)及玻璃等极性表面上则以分子平面垂直于基底表面的形式吸附.这一实验结果表明在不同极性的表面上有机分子可以形成完全不同结构的薄膜.     

功能纳米结构的组装和物性调控

功能纳米结构的组装与物性调控是纳米电子器件前沿基础研究领域的重要问题.本文对我们实验室在纳米自组装结构和物性调控方面的主要研究进展进行介绍.对扫描隧道显微镜(STM)的成像机制和针尖功能化问题进行了研究和探讨.选用不同的策略和方法来实现功能分子在金属单晶基底上的可控自组装,形成各种自组装有序结构,通过磁性分子吸附构型的改变来实现对金属表面上单分子自旋态的量子调控.     

天冬氨酸在Cu(001)表面吸附的扫描隧道显微镜研究

用扫描隧道显微镜(STM)研究了室温下天冬氨酸在Cu(001)表面的吸附行为.实验发现,在较 低的覆盖度下,天冬氨酸分子在Cu(001)表面存在两种吸附状态.从STM数据估算出两种吸附 状态下天冬氨酸分子在Cu(001)表面的扩散激活能分别为079±001eV,088±005eV. 随着覆盖度的提高,天冬氨酸分子最终在Cu(001)表面形成一均匀衬度的吸附层,但并不形 成有序吸附结构,也不能使台阶发生小面化.天冬氨酸分子的这些吸附特点是迄今研究过的 所有氨基酸在Cu(001)表面吸附时不具有的. 关键词： 表面吸附 扫描隧道显微镜 氨基酸     

基于第一性原理的石墨吸附一氧化碳倾向性研究

利用基于量子力学的第一性原理计算方法,从微观角度研究煤层对一氧化碳气体的吸附机理.根据煤层的基本成分及结构特点,用结构类似的石墨模拟复杂的煤层,建立石墨吸附一氧化碳分子的模型,讨论石墨表面的三种高对称吸附位置,分别是顶位（top位）、桥位（bridge位）、洞位（hollow位）对一氧化碳分子的吸附.结果表明：当一氧化碳分子垂直于石墨表面,且碳原子端靠近碳层时,在石墨（001）表面的桥位（bridge位）有较强的吸附能.     

表面科学中的单分子研究

简要介绍了表面科学中单分子研究的主要技术手段、研究现状及其发展趋势,特别介绍了扫描隧道显微术（scanning tunneling microscopy,STM)在此研究领域的重要作用以及所获成果等,内容涉及STM技术的特点,材料的表面结构、表面吸附分子的观察、基体对吸附分子成像的影响以及分子操纵和分子器件的构筑等。     

甘氨酸在Cu(111)表面吸附的扫描隧道显微镜研究

用超高真空扫描隧道显微镜(UHV-STM)研究了室温下甘氨酸在Cu(111)表面的吸附行为.实验发现,在低覆盖度下甘氨酸分子在表面表现为二维气体.当覆盖度足够高时,甘氨酸分子最终会形成二维固相结构,为(4×8)超结构.针对这种结构提出了两种可能的结构模型,模型能够很好地解释STM图.当覆盖度介于气相和固相之间时,根据蒸镀条件和退火条件的不同,表面可能出现两种不同的中间相,一种为条纹结构,另一种为六角结构,对于中间相有待于进一步的研究 关键词： 表面吸附 甘氨酸 铜 扫描隧道显微术     

NH3分子在LiH（100）表面吸附的第一性原理研究

采用第一性原理方法研究了NH₃分子在LiH（100）晶面的表面吸附情况.通过研究LiH（100）/NH₃体系的吸附位置、吸附能和电子结构,发现NH₃分子在LiH（100）晶面主要是化学吸附,初始位置为NH₃分子中N-H键在Li顶住时失去一个H原子,并在LiH（100）面形成NH₂基,其吸附能为0.511 eV,属于强化学吸附,吸附作用最强.此时NH₂基与附近H原子和Li原子之间为离子键作用,NH₂基中N—H键为共价键;NH₃分子中另一个H原子与LiH表面的一个H原子形成一个H₂分子逸出表面.H₂分子中H-H键为明显的共价键.     

扫描隧道显微镜功能化针尖对分子能级的选择成像

文章提出了一种通过修饰STM针尖使其功能化，调节扫描隧道显微镜（STM）的扫描偏压范围，实现对分子能级的选择性成像的方法．二萘嵌苯分子在Ag（110）表面上自组织形成的有序单层膜主要是通过分子的π电子态成像，而被二萘嵌苯分子修饰的STM针尖的能级失配于基底上吸附的分子的能级，从而只对分子的部分能级成像．这个结果为有机界面电子输运测量提供了一种更好的能级选择方法．     

Ge(112)-(4×1)-In表面重构的原子结构

用扫描隧道显微镜(STM)研究了亚单层In原子引起的Ge(112)-(4×1)-In表面重构.结合随偏压极性不同而显著不同的STM图象和相应的“原子图象”,为这个重构提出了一个原子结构模型,供进一步研究参考.其中,In原子的吸附位置与它在Si(112)表面的吸附位置一致,但与Al原子和Ga原子在Si(112)表面的吸附位置不同.这个吸附位置的不同主要是由In原子较长的共价键键长引起的 关键词： 表面结构 In Ge 扫描隧道显微镜(STM)     

扫描探针显微学中的云纹方法

在扫描探针显微镜（SPM）的扫描过程中，由SPM的扫描线与物质表面周期性晶格结构进行干 涉可以形成纳米云纹图像.采用高取向热解石墨（HOPG）和云母作为试件，分别对扫描隧道 显微镜（STM）和原子力显微镜（AFM）云纹进行了研究，实验结果与理论分析完全一致.SPM 纳米云纹法在纳米测量和表征方面具有较大的应用前景. 关键词： 云纹 SPM 晶格栅线 纳米测量     

Insight into STM image contrast of n-tetradecane and n-hexadecane molecules on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite

Two-dimensional ordered patterns of n-tetradecane (n-C₁₄H₃₀) and n-hexadecane (n-C₁₆H₃₄) molecules at liquid/graphite interface have been directly imaged using scanning tunneling microscope (STM) under ambient conditions. STM images reveal that the two different kinds of molecules self-organize into ordered lamellar structures in which alkane chains of the molecules extend along one of three equivalent lattice axes of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) basal plane. For n-C₁₄H₃₀ molecules, the molecular axes are observed to tilt by 60° with respect to inter-lamellar trough lines and the carbon backbones of the alkane chains are perpendicular to the HOPG basal plane in an all-trans conformation. However, for n-C₁₆H₃₄ molecules, the molecular axes are perpendicular to lamellar borders (90°) and the planes of the all-trans carbon skeletons are parallel to the graphite basal plane. The results clearly indicate that outmost hydrogen atoms of the alkane chains dominate atom-scaled features of the STM images. That is, in the case of long-chain alkane molecules, topographic effects dominantly determine STM image contrast of the methylene regions of the alkane chains that are adsorbed on HOPG.     

Study of the origin of superstructure patterns in the scanning tunneling images of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride on graphite by electronic structure calculations

Partial electron density plots were calculated for various arrangements of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA) molecules on graphite to understand why scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images of PTCDA on graphite exhibit superstructure contrast variations. In agreement with experiment, the contrast of the partial electron density plot depends strongly on the orientation and position of PTCDA on graphite. This observation originates from the fact that the overlap between the orbitals of the adsorbate and substrate is strongly affected by their relative arrangement. The HOMO or LUMO density of an adsorbate molecule can be inadequate in interpreting STM images of adsorbate molecules.     

Local spectroscopy and atomic imaging of tunneling current, forces, and dissipation on graphite

Theory predicts that the currents in scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and the attractive forces measured in atomic force microscopy (AFM) are directly related. Atomic images obtained in an attractive AFM mode should therefore be redundant because they should be similar to STM. Here, we show that while the distance dependence of current and force is similar for graphite, constant-height AFM and STM images differ substantially depending on the distance and bias voltage. We perform spectroscopy of the tunneling current, the frequency shift, and the damping signal at high-symmetry lattice sites of the graphite (0001) surface. The dissipation signal is about twice as sensitive to distance as the frequency shift, explained by the Prandtl-Tomlinson model of atomic friction.     

Real-time imaging of K atoms on graphite: interactions and diffusion

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) at liquid helium temperature is used to image potassium adsorbed on graphite at low coverage (≈0.02 monolayer). Single atoms appear as protrusions on STM topographs. A statistical analysis of the position of the atoms demonstrates repulsion between adsorbates, which is quantified by comparison with molecular dynamics simulations. This gives access to the dipole moment of a single adsorbate, found to be 10.5±1 D. Time-lapse imaging shows that long-range order is broken by thermally activated diffusion, with a 30 meV barrier to hopping between graphite lattice sites.     

Melting of carbon heated by focused laser radiation in air at atmospheric pressure and temperature below 4000 K

The melting of carbon at a pressure of about 1 atm is observed. The escape of liquid carbon from the heating region and its spread over the sample surface are observed in the experiments. The structural changes in graphite occurring in the melting region are determined from scanning tunneling microscope (STM) images obtained by means of an atomic force microscope and from Raman spectra. The STM images exhibit significant rearrangement of the structure of the graphite surface in the region of the escape of liquid carbon. The Raman spectra show that the graphite ordering degree increases significantly.     

On the imaging mechanism of monatomic steps in graphite

The shape and the atomic arrangement of monolayer steps of graphite have been characterized by STM. The origin of the appearance of the imaged features along the steps is discussed, addressing for the first time both morphological and electronic considerations. Extended Hückel theoretical calculations of nanotubes are used to identify the contribution of the electronic structure to the STM image of monolayer steps. We show that mechanical tip–sample interactions dominate the imaging process of graphite, leading to step deformation during scanning and negative STM contrast of the atom positions in the hexagonal unit cell. Received: 11 April 2000 / Accepted: 18 April 2000 / Published online: 23 August 2000     

STM investigations of local potential barrier dist ribution of the atomic surface of graphite

To modulate the tunneling gap with the lock-in amplifier in the scanning tunneling microscopy(STM), information of the tunneling current variation can be obtained. The local potential barrier distribution of graphite surface atoms is got by means of such technology. Compared with STM image under topography observation mode, the local potential barrier image has higher resolu tion and less influence on the tip and better anti-interference capability. Obs erved results of the graphite are given and discussed in this paper.     

STM studies of the characteristics of the surface fabrication process using chemical and electrical methods

2 surface using STM yielded appreciably different results. It is observed that the threshold pulse voltage is lower than that for graphite at comparable tunneling conditions. The minimum dimension of the as-produced features is appreciably larger than those on graphite. Both observations indicate higher surface instability for 1TTaS₂ as compared with graphite. Received: 27 March 1998     

简单紧凑高刚性扫描隧道显微镜的研制

本文展示了一台自主研制的扫描隧道显微镜,它的主要特色是利用了一个内壁抛光的蓝宝石导向管作为扫描头的导轨,从而形成了较短的探针到样品的机械回路. 该导向管里面是一个被弹簧片夹持的方形滑杆,而压电扫描头安装在该滑杆上使得扫描隧道显微镜本身结构比较简单、紧凑、刚性. 同时蓝宝石良好的热导率又有利于提高显微镜的热稳定性. 为了证明该扫描隧道显微镜的性能,本文给出了高质量的石墨原子分辨率图像.     

STM analysis of triosmium carbonyl cluster adsorption at HOPG

The study of metallic carbonyl clusters as precursors in tailoring the heterogeneous metal catalysts has been of great importance. The catalytic nature of the adsorbed clusters in thin film form depends on the chemical properties of the substrate used. The metal-support interaction will determine various properties such as the surface morphology, adsorption features and the structural orientations. We report a scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) study of an osmium carbonyl cluster (Os₃(CO)₁₁(NCCH₃)) adsorbed on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). STM measurements showed that the osmium carbonyl cluster interacts with HOPG in such a way that it adsorbs on the basal plane showing regular lattice structure, whereas the axial planes of the HOPG surface shows no ordered structure. The regular cluster lattice structure of the carbonyl cluster on the basal plane of the graphite has lattice parameters of a=1.4 nm and b=1.5 nm. We believe that the regular orientation of the cluster indicates a monolayer adsorption of the cluster on the graphite basal planes. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) measurements also indicated an insulating behavior for the cluster molecules on HOPG, with a significant energy gap value of ca. 300 mV. The cluster interaction at the active sites, i.e. axial planes of the graphite, was also observed by in situ STM measurements.