一氧化碳共吸附法确定叔丁胺分子在Cu(111)表面的吸附位

采用扫描隧道显微镜(STM)和密度泛函理论(DFT)研究了78 K时单个叔丁胺分子在Cu(111)表面的吸附位. 我们提出以共吸附的一氧化碳√3 ×√3 超结构为基底铜原子的标识方法, 确定了低覆盖度的叔丁胺分子在Cu(111)表面的吸附位为顶位. 而采用单个一氧化碳分子标识基底铜原子的位置, 同样得出了叔丁胺分子的吸附位为顶位. 此外, 还采用DFT计算叔丁胺分子在Cu(111)表面的优势吸附构型. 理论计算结果表明顶位吸附构型为能量最稳定的构型, 与实验结果相吻合.     

meso-四(对甲氧基苯基)卟啉钴在货币金属单晶表面的吸附与自组装研究

利用超高真空低温扫描隧道显微镜系统研究了meso-四对甲氧基苯基卟啉钴分子在Au（111）、Ag（111）和Cu（111）表面的吸附与自组装.该分子在金属表面可以形成两种组装结构A和B.在结构A中,分子间的相互作用主要为π-π堆叠,仅在Au（111）和Ag（111）表面被实验观察到;在结构B中,分子间的相互作用为氢键,仅在Ag（111）和Cu（111）表面被实验观察到.分子-衬底相互作用的差异所引起的分子吸附构象变化被认为是导致不同衬底上的分子形成不同组装结构的原因.研究发现在不同衬底上,分子形成自组装结构的行为存在明显差异.在相近覆盖度下,未参与组装的分子的比例在Cu（111）表面最高,Au（111）次之,Ag（111）最低.表面上参与形成两种组装结构的分子与未参与组装的分子的比例还可通过覆盖度和退火来进行调控.     

单原子分散的Au/Cu(111)表面合金的表面结构与吸附性质

Au-Cu双金属合金纳米颗粒对包括CO氧化和CO2还原等在内的多个反应有较好的催化活性,然而关于其表面性质的研究却相当匮乏。在此工作中,我们通过对低覆盖度的Au/Cu(111)和Cu/Au(111)双金属薄膜退火,制备出了单原子级分散的Au/Cu(111)和Cu/Au(111)合金化表面,并利用高分辨扫描隧道显微镜(STM)和扫描隧道谱(STS)进一步研究了掺杂原子的电子性质及其对CO吸附行为的影响。研究发现,分散在Cu(111)表面的表层和次表层Au单原子在STM上表现出不同衬度。在-0.5 e V附近,前者表现出相较于Cu(111)明显增强的电子态密度,而后者则明显减弱。吸附实验表明表层Au单原子对CO的吸附能力并没有得到增强,甚至会减弱其周围Cu原子的吸附能力。与Au在Cu(111)表面较好的分散相反,Cu原子倾向于钻入Au(111)的次表层,并且形成多原子聚集体。且Cu原子受Au(111)衬底吸电子作用的影响,其对CO的吸附能力明显减弱。这个研究结果揭示了合金表面的微观结构与性质的关联,为进一步阐明Au-Cu双金属催化剂的表面反应机理提供参考。     

氧化锌有序结构在Au(111)和Cu(111)上的生长

利用NO₂或O₂作为氧化剂,研究了氧化锌在Au(111)和Cu(111)上的生长和结构。NO₂表现了更好的氧化性能,有利于有序氧化锌纳米结构或薄膜的生长。在Au(111)和Cu(111)这两个表面上,化学计量比氧化锌都形成非极性的平面化ZnO(0001)的表面结构。在Au(111)上,NO₂气氛下室温沉积锌倾向于形成双层氧化锌纳米结构;而在更高的沉积温度下,在NO₂气氛中沉积锌则可同时观测到单层和双层氧化锌纳米结构。O₂作为氧化剂时可导致形成亚化学计量比的ZnO_x结构。由于铜和锌之间的强相互作用会促进锌的体相扩散,并且铜表面可以被氧化形成表面氧化物,整层氧化锌在Cu(111)上的生长相当困难。我们通过使用NO₂作为氧化剂解决了这个问题,生长出了覆盖Cu(111)表面的满层有序氧化锌薄膜。这些有序氧化锌薄膜表面显示出莫尔条纹,表明存在一个ZnO和Cu(111)之间的莫尔超晶格。实验上观察到的超晶格结构与最近理论计算提出的Cu(111)上的氧化锌薄膜结构相符,具有最小应力。我们的研究表明,氧化锌薄膜的表界面结构可能会随氧化程度或氧化剂的不同而变化,而Cu(111)的表面氧化也可能影响氧化锌的生长。当Cu(111)表面被预氧化成铜表面氧化物时,ZnO_x的生长模式会发生变化,锌原子会受到铜氧化物晶格的限域形成单位点锌。我们的研究表明了氧化锌的生长需要抑制锌向金属基底的扩散,并阻止亚化学计量比ZnO_x的形成。因此,使用原子氧源有利于在Au(111)和Cu(111)表面上生长有序氧化锌薄膜。     

Cu在ZrO_2(111)薄膜载体上的生长与界面相互作用

采用分子束外延法在Pt(111)单晶表面上制备有序的ZrO2(111)薄膜,利用低能电子衍射谱、同步辐射光电子能谱和X射线光电子能谱研究了Cu纳米颗粒在ZrO2(111)薄膜表面的生长模式和界面相互作用.结果表明,室温下Cu先以二维模式生长到0.15单层(ML),接着以三维模式生长.随着Cu覆盖度的减小,Cu2p3/2峰逐渐向高结合能位移,可归因于初态效应和终态效应共同作用的结果.Cu最初沉积到ZrO2表面时,两者间存在较强的相互作用,Cu向ZrO2衬底传递电荷,以Cu(Ⅰ)形式出现.当Cu覆盖度增加到1ML以后,Cu开始表现出金属特征.     

氧化锌有序结构在Au(111)和Cu(111)上的生长（英文）

利用NO_2或O_2作为氧化剂,研究了氧化锌在Au(111)和Cu(111)上的生长和结构。NO_2表现了更好的氧化性能,有利于有序氧化锌纳米结构或薄膜的生长。在Au(111)和Cu(111)这两个表面上,化学计量比氧化锌都形成非极性的平面化ZnO(0001)的表面结构。在Au(111)上,NO_2气氛下室温沉积锌倾向于形成双层氧化锌纳米结构;而在更高的沉积温度下,在NO_2气氛中沉积锌则可同时观测到单层和双层氧化锌纳米结构。O_2作为氧化剂时可导致形成亚化学计量比的ZnOx结构。由于铜和锌之间的强相互作用会促进锌的体相扩散,并且铜表面可以被氧化形成表面氧化物,整层氧化锌在Cu(111)上的生长相当困难。我们通过使用NO_2作为氧化剂解决了这个问题,生长出了覆盖Cu(111)表面的满层有序氧化锌薄膜。这些有序氧化锌薄膜表面显示出莫尔条纹,表明存在一个ZnO和Cu(111)之间的莫尔超晶格。实验上观察到的超晶格结构与最近理论计算提出的Cu(111)上的氧化锌薄膜结构相符,具有最小应力。我们的研究表明,氧化锌薄膜的表界面结构可能会随氧化程度或氧化剂的不同而变化,而Cu(111)的表面氧化也可能影响氧化锌的生长。当Cu(111)表面被预氧化成铜表面氧化物时,ZnOx的生长模式会发生变化,锌原子会受到铜氧化物晶格的限域形成单位点锌。我们的研究表明了氧化锌的生长需要抑制锌向金属基底的扩散,并阻止亚化学计量比ZnOx的形成。因此,使用原子氧源有利于在Au(111)和Cu(111)表面上生长有序氧化锌薄膜。     

Si(111)-7×7表面上C60多层膜的生长及其纳米摩擦学性质

在超高真空(UHV)条件下,用分子束外延(MBE)方法,通过对生长过程中蒸发速率和衬底温度等参数的控制,可以避免C60分子在Si(111)-7×7重构表面多层生长时团聚岛的形成,得到了逐层生长的C60多层膜.同时利用超高真空扫描隧道显微镜(UHV-STM)对这种多层膜结构进行了观察并对这种现象产生的机理做了分析,测定了不同层数C60薄膜的黏附力和摩擦力曲线,发现分子层数对薄膜的摩擦性质有显著影响,随着沉积层数的增加,样品的摩擦力明显降低,摩擦系数也有降低的趋势.由于分子层数的增加导致C60分子转动程度增强,本文得出结论,摩擦力的降低是由C60分子的转动引起的,C60分子在这里充当了“纳米滚动轴承”,即C60分子的转动为微观结构提供了能量耗散通道.     

四氮杂杯芳烃三嗪衍生物在Au(111)表面的自组装结构的电化学STM研究

利用电化学扫描隧道显微镜和循环伏安法研究了一种新型的杂杯杂芳烃四氮杂杯芳烃三嗪衍生物在Au(111)表面的自组装结构. 高分辨的STM图像表明, 该杂杯杂芳烃可以在Au(111)表面形成长程有序的单层膜. 此外, 分子以1,3-交替构象吸附, 两个三嗪环平躺在表面, 而苯环倾斜吸附在基底上, 这是分子间与分子-基底间相互作用平衡的结果.     

Cu(100)表面HCOO对CO2吸附的稳定作用

采用广义梯度近似(GGA)的密度泛函理论(DFT)(DFT-GGA)并结合平板模型, 研究了CO2在HCOO 修饰Cu(100)表面的吸附行为. 计算结果表明, 与清洁Cu(100)表面相比较, CO2在HCOO修饰的Cu(100)表面的吸附强度增强, 其线性对称性不存在. 究其原因可归结为HCOO的存在使CO2分子带有部分极性, 从而使其与Cu(100)表面的作用增强.     

NO双分子在Cu2O(111)面吸附与解离的理论研究

采用广义梯度密度泛函理论结合周期平板模型方法, 在DNP基组下, 研究了NO双分子在三重态和单重态两种电子组态下在Cu2O(111)完整表面的吸附情况. 考虑了Cu+(NO)(NO)、Cu+(NO)(ON)及Cu+(ON)(ON)这三种构型, 计算了它们的吸附能和Mulliken电荷, 分析并预测了吸附后可能产生的物种. 结果表明, 当两个NO分子都以O端吸附在Cu2O(111)表面时即Cu+(ON)(ON)构型, N—N键长很短, 只有124.4 pm, 吸附的两个NO分子形成了二聚体形式, 这种吸附构型有利于进一步离解产生N2或N2O并形成Cu-O表面物种.     

Chemical Synthesis at Surfaces with Atomic Precision: Taming Complexity and Perfection

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is a powerful tool to study the structure and dynamics of molecules at surfaces and interfaces as well as to precisely manipulate atoms and molecules by applying an external force, by inelastic electron tunneling, or by means of an electric field. The rapid development of these SPM manipulation modes made it possible to achieve fine‐control over fundamental processes in the physics of interfaces as well as chemical reactivity, such as adsorption, diffusion, bond formation, and bond dissociation with precision at the single atom/molecule level. Their controlled use for the fabrication of atomic‐scale structures and synthesis of new, perhaps uncommon, molecules with programmed properties are reviewed. Opportunities and challenges towards the development of complex chemical systems are discussed, by analyzing potential future impacts in nanoscience and nanotechnology.     

Diffusion of Formaldehyde on Rutile TiO2(110) Assisted by Surface Hydroxyl Groups

As the photo-dissociation product of methanol on the TiO₂(110) surface,the diffusion and desorption processes of formaldehyde (HCHO) were investigated by using scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and density functional theory (DFT).The molecular-level images revealed the HCHO molecules could diffuse and desorb on the surface at 80 K under UV laser irradiation.The diffusion was found to be mediated by hydrogen adatoms nearby,which were produced from photodissociation of methanol.Diffusion of HCHO was significantly decreased when there was only one H adatom near the HCHO molecule.Furthermore,single HCHO molecule adsorbed on the bare TiO₂(110) surface was quite stable,little photo-desorption was observed during laser irradiation.The mechanism of hydroxyl groups assisted diffusion of formaldehyde was also investigated using theoretical calculations.     

Can the transition from tunneling to hopping in molecular junctions be predicted by theoretical calculation?

The electron transport mechanism changes from tunneling to hopping as molecular length increases. To validate the theoretical simulation after the transition point and clarify influence of electronic structures on the transition, we calculated the conductance of a series of conjugated molecules by density functional theory together with the nonequilibrium Green's function. We found that the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level, transmission spectrum, and the reorganization energy are good indicators for the transition of the electron transport mechanism. The calculated resistances of short junctions (<50 Å, before the transition point) are consistent with the experimental result, following the tunneling mechanism. However, the theoretical predication failed for long molecules, indicating the limitation of the theoretical framework of elastic scattering when the electron transport mechanism changes to hopping. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2011     

Topography Structure and Scanning Tunneling Spectrum of Nickel(Ⅱ)-tetraphenylporphyrin Molecules on Au(111)

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) were performed on monolayer film of NiTPP supported on Au(111) under ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) conditions. The constant current STM images show remarkable bias dependence. High resolution STM data clearly show the individual NiTPP molecules and allow easy differentiation between NiTPP and CoTPP reported before. Scanning tunneling spectra, as a function of molecule-tip separation, were acquired over a range of tip motion of 0.42 nm. Spectra do not show the variation in band splitting with tip distance. It appears for molecules such as NiTPP that the average potential at the molecule is essentially the same at the same metal substrate. For molecules of the height of NiTPP, the scanning tunneling spectra should give reliable occupied and unoccupied orbital energies over a wide range of tip-molecule distances.     

Topography Structure and Scanning Tunneling Spectrum of Nickel（Ⅱ）-tetraphenylporphyrin Molecules on Au（111）

1 INTRODUCTION Metalloporphyrins are intensively studied for many reasons. They have been comprehensively used in biochemistry, analytical chemistry and so on. They play an important role in biological processes such as oxygen transport photosynthesis and enzyme catalysis. They can act as catalysts[1], and can undergo reversible redox reactions in which the site of electron transfer may be localized on the por- phyrin ring or on the central metal ion. Both reaction types are important in…     

Adsorbed states and scanning tunneling microscopy induced migration of acetylene on Cu(110)

The authors have studied adsorption of acetylene on Cu(110) by means of low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. Adsorbed molecules preferentially aggregate at 40 K to yield dimer, trimer, and larger islands on the surface. Isolated species (monomer) adsorbs on the fourfold hollow site with approximately sp3 rehybridization as characterized by inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy. Tunneling electron induces an acetylene molecule to migrate along the trough of Cu(110). The migration proceeds in two steps: the molecule first hops to the adjacent long-bridge site and then to the next fourfold site. The voltage and current dependencies of the hopping probability show that the migration is induced by inelastic electron tunneling that causes vibrational excitation of mainly C-H stretch mode.     

Translation and reorientation of CD4 molecules in nanoscale cages of zeolites as studied by deuteron spin-lattice relaxation

Deuteron spin-lattice relaxation was applied to study translational and rotational mobility of CD(4) molecules trapped in the cages of zeolites. Tetrahedral methane molecules are treated as quantum rotators. Relaxation rates related to the intraquadrupole interaction are derived for the T and A+E symmetry species in the presence of large tunneling splittings, consistently with the assumption that A and E species molecules relax at the same rate. An exchange model is presented, which describes the effect on relaxation of CD(4) jumping between two positions characterized by different potentials. While staying at either position bonded to an atom or ion at the cage wall, the molecule has some freedom to move in the vicinity. This causes a time-dependent external electric field gradient, which contributes to the deuteron relaxation rate via the electric quadrupole interaction. Spin conversion transitions couple the relaxation of magnetizations M(T) and M(AE), which is taken into account by reapplying the presented model under somewhat different conditions. Such a two-step procedure leads to successful fits with the experimental results obtained in the range of temperatures roughly 20-200 K for zeolites HY, NaA, and NaMordenite. At higher temperatures CD(4) molecules fly freely across zeolite cages and relaxation changes accordingly, while incoherent tunneling dominates for immobile molecules below 20 K.     

Electric field-induced isomerization of azobenzene by STM

The electric field applied between the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope and a metallic surface is shown to induce the reversible trans-cis isomerization of single azobenzene derivatives adsorbed on a Au(111) surface. The investigated molecule is symmetrically equipped with four tert-butyl groups, which decouple the azobenzene core from the metallic surface, facilitating the formation of highly ordered islands. Due to the spatial extension of the electric field, it is possible to switch many molecules within the same island simultaneously.     

Fivefold Symmetry and 2D Crystallization: Self-Assembly of the Buckybowl Pentaindenocorannulene on a Cu(100) Surface

The modification of metal electrode surfaces with functional organic molecules is an important part of organic electronics. The interaction of the buckminsterfullerene fragment molecule pentaindenocorannulene with a Cu(100) surface is studied by scanning tunneling microscopy, dispersion-enabled density functional theory, and force field calculations. Experimental and theoretical methods suggest that two adjacent indeno groups become oriented parallel to the surface upon adsorption under mild distortion of the molecular frame. The binding mechanism between molecule and surface is dominated by strong electrostatic interaction owing to Pauli repulsion. Two-dimensional aggregation at room temperature leads to a single lattice structure in which all molecules are oriented unidirectionally. Their relative arrangement in the lattice suggests noncovalent intermolecular interaction through C−H⋅⋅⋅π bonding.