锰的硅化物薄膜在Si(111)-7×7表面的固相反应生长

利用超高真空扫描隧道显微镜(STM)对沉积在Si(111)-7×7重构表面上的锰薄膜在300-650℃之间的固相反应进行了研究.锰原子最初在Si(111)衬底上形成锰的纳米团簇的有序阵列,经过300℃退火后,锰纳米团簇的尺寸增大并且纳米团簇阵列由有序变为无序;当退火温度达到400℃左右时,锰纳米团簇与硅衬底发生反应生成富锰的三维岛状物和由MnSi构成的平板状岛;500℃退火后生成物全部转变为MnSi平板状岛;650℃退火后生成物则由MnSi平板状岛全部转变为富硅的不规则的大三维岛,同时被破坏的衬底表面重新结晶形成7×7结构.     

ECSTM针尖诱导构筑Au表面有序Pd纳米粒子阵列

利用电化学扫描隧道显微镜(ECSTM)在温和的电化学和隧道偏压的条件下诱导电极表面发生特定的局域电化学反应, 在Au(111)单晶电极表面构筑了Pd纳米粒子的阵列. 研究了两种不同的溶液体系(PdCl2和PdSO4)构筑纳米粒子所需设定的不同参数, 同时探讨了选择不同参数的原因.     

半冠醚配体在Au(111)电极表面上的有序阵列的原位STM研究

利用电化学扫描隧道显微术(ECSTM)和循环伏安法, 研究了三个半冠醚配体在Au(111)表面上的吸附结构. 虽然配体分子的几何结构复杂、对称性较差, 但在Au(111)电极表面, 均形成了有序的阵列, 这是分子-分子间相互作用与分子-基底间相互作用平衡的结果. 高分辨率STM图像揭示了有序阵列中分子的内部结构、取向、排列方式等. 该研究为通过过渡金属调控的纳米结构制备提供了实验依据.     

中介尺度Au纳米团簇熔化的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学模拟技术，研究了原子个数为16～8628的 Au纳米团簇的熔化过程.采用 Johnson的EAM (embedded atom method) 模型,模拟结果表明，金属纳米团簇存在一中介尺度区域.对Au纳米团簇而言，当原子个数N >456时，团簇的热力学性质与团簇尺寸呈线性关系，熔化首先从表面开始，逐步向中心区域推进，且满足Tmb－Tmc(N)＝aN(－1/3)的关系.另外，计算了中介区域的团簇的尺寸、熔化温度、表面能、熵、焓等热力学量以及均方根位移（RMSD）等动力学量，为研究纳米团簇提供定量数据.     

STM针尖诱导铜表面纳米刻蚀与沉积

扫描隧道显微技术 ( STM)不但可在小至原子分辩的尺度上现场研究电极表面及其结构变化 ,还能对电极表面进行纳米尺度上的加工、修饰 [1～ 3] .由于 STM探针与被研究样品的表面仅相距～ 1 nm,探针附近区域电极 /溶液界面的结构和性质将不可避免地受到影响 .尽管人们已认识到针尖与样品表面不可忽视的相互作用 ,但利用该相互作用诱导纳米区域电化学反应的研究还很少 ,仅有半导体 Si[4～ 7] 和 Ga As[8] 表面基于强电场诱导或空穴注入的 STM针尖诱导纳米刻蚀等的报道 .本文在控制铜的电位负于其热力学平衡电位 ( Nernst电位 )的情况下 ,…     

三维金纳米团簇/多壁碳纳米管-Nafion膜修饰电极的电化学制备及血红蛋白的直接电化学

用改进的全电化学三步法制备三维金纳米团簇/多壁碳纳米管(3D Au/MWCNTs)纳米复合材料,并用Nafion(Nafion)膜进行涂布固定,制得3D Au/MWCNTs-Nafion修饰电极.利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)和能量色散光谱(EDS)对所得纳米复合材料的形貌进行表征.3D Au/MWCNTs具有金纳米核团簇而成的特殊圆丘状三维结构,电化学活性表面积(ECSA)比均匀分散的Au/MWCNTs提高了一个数量级,可有效提高血红蛋白(Hb)在电极表面的负载量.运用循环伏安法和计时电流法对3D Au/MWCNTs-Nafion修饰电极的生物电催化性质进行研究,其在Hb溶液中显示了良好的电催化活性和稳定性:还原氧化峰电流高,反应可逆性好,提供了有利于Hb直接电子转移的电化学环境.固载于Au/MWCNTs-Nafion上的Hb能够保持其生物活性,对双氧水(H2O2)表现出良好的催化性能,这是3D Au纳米团簇和MWCNTs共同作用的结果.实验表明,3D Au/MWCNTs-Nafion修饰电极结构特殊、性能优越,对Hb的直接电化学研究具有积极的促进作用,为准确高效的检测Hb及相关生物活性物质提供了新的电极选择.     

Au(111)表面Verdazyl自由基的构象转换（英文）

本文使用扫描隧道显微镜(STM)与密度泛函理论(DFT)技术,研究了1,5-二异丙基-3-(苯并[b]苯并[4,5]噻吩并[2,3-d]噻吩-2-基)-6-oxoverdazyl分子(简称B2P分子)与1,5-二异丙基-3-(苯并[b]苯并[4,5]噻吩并[2,3-d]噻吩-4-基)-6-oxoverdazyl分子(简称B4P分子)在Au(111)表面的吸附与构象转换行为。B2P分子在Au(111)表面可形成单体、二聚体、三聚体与四聚体结构,无法形成有序组装结构,且在STM图像上可观测到"P"构象与"T"构象两种构象。而对于B4P分子,当覆盖度较低时在Au(111)表面形成二聚体结构,覆盖度较高时则形成有序的组装结构,同样的,B4P分子在STM图像上也可以观测到"P"构象与"T"构象。在+2.0 V的偏压下,B2P与B4P都可以通过针尖诱导发生构象转换。结合STM图像与DFT模拟结果,确认了两种构象的差异源于分子的verdazyl自由基与Au(111)表面的夹角不同。     

Schiff碱N-aete-N在Au(111)上自组装单分子膜的电化学及STM研究

利用电化学技术及扫描隧道显微镜(STM),于0.1mol/LHClO₄溶液中研究了Schiff碱N-aete-N在单晶Au(111)面上所形成的自组装单分子膜(SAMs)的电化学性质及结构.N-aete-N在Au(111)电极表面的吸附抑制了金的阳极氧化,同时使固/液界面双层电容明显降低.观察到N-aete-NSAMs的高分辨STM图像.N-aete-N分子在Au(111)表面上以(6×7)结构单胞呈二维有序排列,其表面浓度为5.5×10^-11mol/cm².     

Au25纳米团簇合成与应用研究进展

综述了新型金属纳米材料Au25纳米团簇的合成机理和合成工艺改进,结合Au纳米团簇荧光作用机理说明其特有的荧光特性,利用Au纳米团簇荧光性质在离子检测、生物小分子检测、蛋白质检测和生物成像方面的应用,为Au纳米团簇的研究提供参考。     

金属纳米团簇的合成及其光致发光性质的调控

金属纳米团簇是一种既具有出色光物理性质,又具有良好生物相容性的零维材料.利用配体对团簇的热力学稳定产物的选择性和还原剂动力学调控可以合成出结构多样的金属纳米团簇,在光学材料、生物医学和催化材料等领域展示出颇具潜力的应用前景.但金属纳米团簇的稳定性差、发光弱等缺点限制了其实际应用,因此通过聚集诱导发光效应和超分子自组装协同调控金属纳米团簇的稳定性及光学性质,可以构筑出结构与发光可控的金属纳米团簇组装体,有效促进金属纳米团簇的实际可用性.本文简要介绍了不同配体保护的金属纳米团簇的合成,阐述了金属纳米团簇的光致发光性质,总结了聚集诱导发光效应对团簇超分子组装体光致发光性质的影响规律,并分析提出了当前研究仍存在的问题及对未来探究的展望.     

STM tip-induced nanostructuring of Zn in an ionic liquid on Au(1 1 1) electrode surfaces

In this communication, the “jump-to-contact” based STM tip-induced nanostructuring is extended to BMIBF₄ ionic liquid for the first time. It is demonstrated successfully that Zn, as an example of less noble metal and being hard to deposit from aqueous solutions, can be nanostructured on Au(1 1 1) surfaces in the ionic liquid. Due to the large effective tunnel barrier in the ionic liquid, the Z-pulse required to create Zn nanoclusters in ionic liquid is about twice as large as for Cu nanoclusters of similar size in aqueous solutions. Patterns as well as large-scale arrays consisting of 100 × 100 Zn nanoclusters have been produced. The present work demonstrates the feasibility for surface nanostructuring a new category of systems that have not been possible in aqueous solutions, which could open up new opportunities for studies of nanoscopic effects from various aspects.     

Electrodeposition of copper on a Pt(111) electrode in sulfuric acid containing poly(ethylene glycol) and chloride ions as probed by in situ STM

This study employed real-time in situ STM imaging to examine the adsorption of PEG molecules on Pt(111) modified by a monolayer of copper adatoms and the subsequent bulk Cu deposition in 1 M H(2)SO(4) + 1 mM CuSO(4)+ 1 mM KCl + 88 μM PEG. At the end of Cu underpotential deposition (~0.35 V vs Ag/AgCl), a highly ordered Pt(111)-(√3 × √7)-Cu + HSO(4)(-) structure was observed in 1 M H(2)SO(4) + 1 mM CuSO(4). This adlattice restructured upon the introduction of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG, molecular weight 200) and chloride anions. At the onset potential for bulk Cu deposition (~0 V), a Pt(111)-(√3 × √3)R30°-Cu + Cl(-) structure was imaged with a tunneling current of 0.5 nA and a bias voltage of 100 mV. Lowering the tunneling current to 0.2 nA yielded a (4 × 4) structure, presumably because of adsorbed PEG200 molecules. The subsequent nucleation and deposition processes of Cu in solution containing PEG and Cl(-) were examined, revealing the nucleation of 2- to 3-nm-wide CuCl clusters on an atomically smooth Pt(111) surface at overpotentials of less than 50 mV. With larger overpotential (η > 150 mV), Cu deposition seemed to bypass the production of CuCl species, leading to layered Cu deposition, starting preferentially at step defects, followed by lateral growth to cover the entire Pt electrode surface. These processes were observed with both PEG200 and 4000, although the former tended to produce more CuCl nanoclusters. Raising [H(2)SO(4)] to 1 M substantiates the suppressing effect of PEG on Cu deposition. This STM study provided atomic- or molecular-level insight into the effect of PEG additives on the deposition of Cu.     

Platinum nanofilm formation by EC-ALE via redox replacement of UPD copper: studies using in-situ scanning tunneling microscopy

The growth of Pt nanofilms on well-defined Au(111) electrode surfaces, using electrochemical atomic layer epitaxy (EC-ALE), is described here. EC-ALE is a deposition method based on surface-limited reactions. This report describes the first use of surface-limited redox replacement reactions (SLR(3)) in an EC-ALE cycle to form atomically ordered metal nanofilms. The SLR(3) consisted of the underpotential deposition (UPD) of a copper atomic layer, subsequently replaced by Pt at open circuit, in a Pt cation solution. This SLR(3) was then used a cycle, repeated to grow thicker Pt films. Deposits were studied using a combination of electrochemistry (EC), in-situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) using an electrochemical flow cell, and ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) surface studies combined with electrochemistry (UHV-EC). A single redox replacement of upd Cu from a PtCl(4)(2-) solution yielded an incomplete monolayer, though no preferential deposition was observed at step edges. Use of an iodine adlayer, as a surfactant, facilitated the growth of uniformed films. In-situ STM images revealed ordered Au(111)-(square root 3 x square root 3)R30 degrees-iodine structure, with areas partially distorted by Pt nanoislands. After the second application, an ordered Moiré pattern was observed with a spacing consistent with the lattice mismatch between a Pt monolayer and the Au(111) substrate. After application of three or more cycles, a new adlattice, a (3 x 3)-iodine structure, was observed, previously observed for I atoms adsorbed on Pt(111). In addition, five atom adsorbed Pt-I complexes randomly decorated the surface and showed some mobility. These pinwheels, planar PtI(4) complexes, and the ordered (3 x 3)-iodine layer all appeared stable during rinsing with blank solution, free of I(-) and the Pt complex (PtCl(4)(2-)).     

Formation of Au nanocluster ordered array on Si(111)‐7 × 7 surface

We report a successful approach in fabricating well shape two‐dimensional Au nanocluster hexagonal array on an Si(111)‐7 × 7 surface. The size of Au hexagons is about 2.5 × 2.5 nm². The easiness of preparing large scale Au hexagonal array makes this approach usable to fabricate a wide range of other metal nanocluster arrays. Further deposition of small amount of Au nanoclusters on the Au hexagonal array surface will prefer to occupy the holes of the hexagonal array at room temperature. Finally, a reasonable structure of formatting the hexagonal Au nanocluster array on the Si(111)‐7 × 7 surface was proposed. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Efficient transport of gold atoms with a scanning tunneling microscopy tip and a linker molecule

A thiophene-containing molecule attached to a scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) tip is used to transport gold atoms on a Au(111) surface. The molecule contains eight thiophene rings and therefore has sulfur atoms that are known to bind to gold atoms. Using a gold-coated tip, the molecules previously deposited on the surface bind to the lower-coordination gold atoms of the tip. When that tip is used to scan the surface, the still free thiophene rings (not all of the sulfur atoms bind to the tip) can attach to gold atoms from the surface and drag them along the scanning direction, depositing them either at the position where the tip changes its scanning direction or where the tip encounters an "up step", whichever event occurs first.     

Fullerene adlayers on various single-crystal metal surfaces prepared by transfer from L films

Fullerene adlayers prepared by the simple Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method onto various well-defined single-crystal metal surfaces were investigated by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The surface morphologies of fullerene adsorbed onto metal surfaces depended largely on the adsorbate-substrate interactions, which are governed by the types of surfaces. Too weak adsorption of C60 molecules onto iodine-modified Au(111) (I/Au(111)) allows surface migration of the molecules, and then, STM cannot visualize the C60 molecules. Stronger and appropriate adsorption onto bare Au(111) leads to highly ordered arrays relatively easily due to the limited surface migration of C60. On iodine-modified Pt(111) (I/Pt(111)) and bare Pt(111) surfaces, which have stronger adsorption, randomly adsorbed molecular adlayers were observed. Although C60 molecules on Au(111) were visualized as a featureless ball due to the maintenance of the rapid rotational motion (perturbation) of C60 on the surface at room temperature, those on I/Pt(111) revealed the intramolecular structures, thus indicating that the perturbation motion of molecules on the surface was prohibited.     

Electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid and methanol on Pt deposits on Au(111)

This work presents characteristics of Pt deposits on Au(111) obtained by the use of spontaneous deposition and investigated by electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (EC-STM). On such prepared and STM characterized Au(111)/Pt surfaces, we studied electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid and methanol. We show that the first monatomic layer of Pt displays a (square root 3 x square root 3)R30 degrees surface structure, while the second layer is (1 x 1). After prolonged deposition, multilayer Pt deposits are formed selectively on Au(111) surface steps and are 1-20 nm wide and one to five layers thick. On the optimized Au(111)/Pt surface, formic acid oxidation rates are enhanced by a factor of 20 compared to those of pure Pt(111). The (square root 3 x square root 3)R30 degrees-Pt yields very low methanol oxidation rates, but the rates increase significantly with further Pt growth.     

Methanethiolate adsorption site on Au(111): a combined STM/DFT study at the single-molecule level

The chemisorptive bonding of methanethiolate (CH(3)S) on the Au(111) surface has been investigated at a single-molecule level using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (LT-STM) and density functional theory (DFT). The CH(3)S species were produced by STM-tip-induced dissociation of methanethiol (CH(3)SH) or dimethyl disulfide (CH(3)SSCH(3)) at 5 K. The adsorption site of an isolated CH(3)S species was assigned by comparing the experimental and calculated STM images. We conclude that the S-headgroup of chemisorbed CH(3)S adsorbs on the 2-fold coordinated bridge site between two Au atoms, consistent with theoretical predictions for CH(3)S on the nondefective Au(111) surface. Our assignment is also supported by the freezing of the tip-induced rotational dynamics of a single CH(3)SH molecule upon conversion to CH(3)S via deprotonation.     

Real‐Space Observation of Atomic Site‐Specific Electronic Properties of a Pt Nanoisland/Au(111) Bimetallic Surface by Tip‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Resolving atomic site‐specific electronic properties and correlated substrate–molecule interactions is challenging in real space. Now, mapping of sub‐10 nm sized Pt nanoislands on a Au(111) surface was achieved by tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy, using the distinct Raman fingerprints of adsorbed 4‐chlorophenyl isocyanide molecules. A spatial resolution better than 2.5 nm allows the electronic properties of the terrace, step edge, kink, and corner sites with varying coordination environments to be resolved in real space in one Pt nanoisland. Calculations suggest that low‐coordinate atomic sites have a higher d‐band electronic profile and thus stronger metal–molecule interactions, leading to the observed blue‐shift of Raman frequency of the N≡C bond of adsorbed molecules. An experimental and theoretical study on Pt(111) and mono‐ and bi‐atomic layer Pt nanoislands on a Au(111) surface reveals the bimetallic effect that weakens with the increasing number of deposited Pt adlayer.     

Two-dimensional polymer formation on surfaces: insight into the roles of precursor mobility and reactivity

We report on a combined scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and density functional theory (DFT) study on the surface-assisted assembly of the hexaiodo-substituted macrocycle cyclohexa-m-phenylene (CHP) toward covalently bonded polyphenylene networks on Cu(111), Au(111), and Ag(111) surfaces. STM and XPS indicate room temperature dehalogenation of CHP on either surface, leading to surface-stabilized CHP radicals (CHPRs) and coadsorbed iodine. Subsequent covalent intermolecular bond formation between CHPRs is thermally activated and is found to proceed at different temperatures on the three coinage metals. The resulting polyphenylene networks differ significantly in morphology on the three substrates: On Cu, the networks are dominated by "open" branched structures, on the Au surface a mixture of branched and small domains of compact network clusters are observed, and highly ordered and dense polyphenylene networks form on the Ag surface. Ab initio DFT calculations allow one to elucidate the diffusion and coupling mechanisms of CHPRs on the Cu(111) and Ag(111) surfaces. On Cu, the energy barrier for diffusion is significantly higher than the one for covalent intermolecular bond formation, whereas on Ag the reverse relation holds. By using a Monte Carlo simulation, we show that different balances between diffusion and intermolecular coupling determine the observed branched and compact polyphenylene networks on the Cu and Ag surface, respectively, demonstrating that the choice of the substrate plays a crucial role in the formation of two-dimensional polymers.