Adsorption and thermal decomposition of 2-octylthieno[3,4-b]thiophene on Au(111) |
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Authors: | Joon B Park Kyukwan Zong Il Chul Jeon Jae Ryang Hahn Dario Stacchiola David Starr Kathrin Müller Jaegeun Noh |
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Institution: | Institute of Fusion Science, Department of Chemistry Education, Chonbuk National University, Jeonbuk 560-756, Republic of Korea. |
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Abstract: | The adsorption and thermal stability of 2-octylthieno3,4-b]thiophene (OTTP) on the Au(111) surfaces have been studied using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), temperature programmed desorption (TPD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). UHV-STM studies revealed that the vapor-deposited OTTP on Au(111) generated disordered adlayers with monolayer thickness even at saturation coverage. XPS and TPD studies indicated that OTTP molecules on Au(111) are stable up to 450K and further heating of the sample resulted in thermal decomposition to produce H(2) and H(2)S via C-S bond scission in the thieno-thiophene rings. Dehydrogenation continues to occur above 600K and the molecules were ultimately transformed to carbon clusters at 900K. Highly resolved air-STM images showed that OTTP adlayers on Au(111) prepared from solution are composed of a well-ordered and low-coverage phase where the molecules lie flat on the surface, which can be assigned as a (9×2√33)R5° structure. Finally, based on analysis of STM, TPD, and XPS results, we propose a thermal decomposition mechanism of OTTP on Au(111) as a function of annealing temperature. |
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