Coverage dependent organic–metal interaction studied by high-resolution core level spectroscopy: SnPc (sub)monolayers on Ag(1 1 1) |
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Authors: | M Hming C Scheuermann A Schll F Reinert E Umbach |
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Institution: | aExperimentelle Physik II, Universität Würzburg, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany;bForschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Gemeinschaftslabor für Nanoanalytik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany;cForschungszentrum Karlsruhe and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Weberstrasse 5, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany |
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Abstract: | We study the electronic structure of tin-phthalocyanine (SnPc) molecules adsorbed on a Ag(1 1 1) surface by high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy. We particularly address the effect of different SnPc coverages on the interaction and charge transfer at the interface. The results give evidence for a covalent molecule–substrate interaction, which is temperature and coverage dependent. The valence and core level spectra as well as the work function measurements allow us monitoring subtle differences in the strength of the interface interaction, thus demonstrating the sensitivity of the methods. The results consistently show the effect of charge exchange between substrate and molecules which obviously leads to a net charge transfer into the SnPc molecules, and which is increased with decreasing coverage. Surprisingly, the Sn3d core levels are neither effected by variations of charge transfer and interaction strength, nor by a possible “Sn-up” or “Sn-down” orientation, which have been observed for sub-monolayers. |
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Keywords: | Tin-phthalocyanine Metal– organic interface High-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy Work function Interaction Chemisorption |
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