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Presel F, Kern CS, Boné TG, Schwarz F, Puschnig P, Ramsey MG, Sterrer M. Charge and adsorption height dependence of the self-metalation of porphyrins on ultrathin MgO(001) films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:28540-28547. [PMID: 36411984 PMCID: PMC9710497 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04688a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
We have experimentally determined the adsorption structure, charge state, and metalation state of porphin, the fundamental building block of porphyrins, on ultrathin Ag(001)-supported MgO(001) films by scanning tunneling microscopy and photoemission spectroscopy, supported by calculations based on density functional theory. By tuning the substrate work function to values below and above the critical work function for charging, we succeeded in the preparation of 2H-P monolayers which contain negatively charged and uncharged molecules. It is shown that the porphin molecules self-metalate at room temperature, forming the corresponding Mg-porphin, irrespective of their charge state. This is in contrast to self-metalation of tetraphenyl porphyrin (TPP), which occurs on planar MgO(001) only if the molecules are negatively charged. The different reactivity is explained by the reduced molecule-substrate distance of the planar porphin molecule compared to the bulkier TPP. The results of this study shed light on the mechanism of porphyrin self-metalation on oxides and highlight the role of the adsorption geometry on the chemical reactivity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Presel
- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
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Koutsouflakis E, Krylov D, Bachellier N, Sostina D, Dubrovin V, Liu F, Spree L, Velkos G, Schimmel S, Wang Y, Büchner B, Westerström R, Bulbucan C, Kirkpatrick K, Muntwiler M, Dreiser J, Greber T, Avdoshenko SM, Dorn H, Popov AA. Metamagnetic transition and a loss of magnetic hysteresis caused by electron trapping in monolayers of single-molecule magnet Tb 2@C 79N. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:9877-9892. [PMID: 35781298 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr08475e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Realization of stable spin states in surface-supported magnetic molecules is crucial for their applications in molecular spintronics, memory storage or quantum information processing. In this work, we studied the surface magnetism of dimetallo-azafullerene Tb2@C79N, showing a broad magnetic hysteresis in a bulk form. Surprisingly, monolayers of Tb2@C79N exhibited a completely different behavior, with the prevalence of a ground state with antiferromagnetic coupling at low magnetic field and a metamagnetic transition in the magnetic field of 2.5-4 T. Monolayers of Tb2@C79N were deposited onto Cu(111) and Au(111) by evaporation in ultra-high vacuum conditions, and their topography and electronic structure were characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/STS). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), in combination with DFT studies, revealed that the nitrogen atom of the azafullerene cage tends to avoid metallic surfaces. Magnetic properties of the (sub)monolayers were then studied by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) at the Tb-M4,5 absorption edge. While in bulk powder samples Tb2@C79N behaves as a single-molecule magnet with ferromagnetically coupled magnetic moments and blocking of magnetization at 28 K, its monolayers exhibited a different ground state with antiferromagnetic coupling of Tb magnetic moments. To understand if this unexpected behavior is caused by a strong hybridization of fullerenes with metallic substrates, XMCD measurements were also performed for Tb2@C79N adsorbed on h-BN|Rh(111) and MgO|Ag(100). The co-existence of two forms of Tb2@C79N was found on these substrates as well, but magnetization curves showed narrow magnetic hysteresis detectable up to 25 K. The non-magnetic state of Tb2@C79N in monolayers is assigned to anionic Tb2@C79N- species with doubly-occupied Tb-Tb bonding orbital and antiferromagnetic coupling of the Tb moments. A charge transfer from the substrate or trapping of secondary electrons are discussed as a plausible origin of these species.
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- Emmanouil Koutsouflakis
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- The Division of Synchrotron Radiation Research, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
- NanoLund, Lund University, Box 118, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- The Division of Synchrotron Radiation Research, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
- NanoLund, Lund University, Box 118, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
- Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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Schio L, Forrer D, Casarin M, Goldoni A, Rogero C, Vittadini A, Floreano L. On surface chemical reactions of free-base and titanyl porphyrins with r-TiO 2(110): a unified picture. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:12719-12744. [PMID: 35583960 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01073a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this Perspective we present a comprehensive study of the multiple reaction products of metal-free porphyrins (2H-Ps) in contact with the rutile TiO2(110) surface. In the absence of peripheral functionalization with specific linkers, the porphyrin adsorption is driven by the coordination of the two pyrrolic nitrogen atoms of the macrocycle to two consecutive oxygen atoms of the protruding Obr rows via hydrogen bonding. This chemical interaction favours the iminic nitrogen uptake of hydrogen from near surface layers at room temperature, thus yielding a stable acidic porphyrin (4H-P). In addition, a mild annealing (∼100 °C) triggers the incorporation of a Ti atom in the porphyrin macrocycle (self-metalation). We recently demonstrated that such a low temperature reaction is driven by a Lewis base iminic attack, which lowers the energy barriers for the outdiffusion of Ti interstitial atoms (Tiint) [Kremer et al., Appl. Surf. Sci., 2021, 564, 150403]. In the monolayer (ML) range, the porphyrin adsorption site, corresponding to a TiO-TPP configuration, is extremely stable and tetraphenyl-porphyrins (TPPs) may even undergo conformational distortion (flattening) by partial cyclo-dehydrogenation, while remaining anchored to the O rows up to 450 °C [Lovat et al., Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 11694]. Here we show that, upon self-metalation, isolated molecules at low coverage may jump atop the rows of five-fold coordinated Ti atoms (Ti5f). This configuration is associated with the formation of a new coordination complex, Ti-O-Ti5f, as determined by comparison with the deposition of pristine titanyl-porphyrin (TiO-TPP) molecules. The newly established Ti-O-Ti5f anchoring configuration is found to be stable also beyond the TPP flattening reaction. The anchoring of TiO-TPP to the Ti5f rows is, however, susceptible to the cross-talk between phenyls of adjacent molecules, which ultimately drives the TiO-TPP temperature evolution in the ML range along the same pathway followed by 2H-TPP.
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- Luca Schio
- CNR-IOM, Laboratorio TASC, Basovizza S.S. 14, Km 163.5, I-34149 Trieste, Italy.
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- CNR-ICMATE and INSTM, via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
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- CNR-ICMATE and INSTM, via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy. .,Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza SS-14, Km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Materials Physics Center MPC, Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC-UPV/EHU) and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- CNR-IOM, Laboratorio TASC, Basovizza S.S. 14, Km 163.5, I-34149 Trieste, Italy.
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Armillotta F, D'Incecco E, Corva M, Stredansky M, Gallet J, Bournel F, Goldoni A, Morgante A, Vesselli E, Verdini A. Self‐Metalation of Porphyrins at the Solid–Gas Interface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202111932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Armillotta
- Physics Department University of Trieste via Valerio 2 34127 Trieste Italy
- CNR-IOM, Area Science Park S.S. 14 km 163.5 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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- Physics Department University of Trieste via Valerio 2 34127 Trieste Italy
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- Physics Department University of Trieste via Valerio 2 34127 Trieste Italy
- CNR-IOM, Area Science Park S.S. 14 km 163.5 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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- Physics Department University of Trieste via Valerio 2 34127 Trieste Italy
- CNR-IOM, Area Science Park S.S. 14 km 163.5 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS UMR7614 Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Matière et Rayonnement 4 place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
- Synchrotron SOLEIL L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin—BP 4891192 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS UMR7614 Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Matière et Rayonnement 4 place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
- Synchrotron SOLEIL L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin—BP 4891192 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX France
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.S. 14 km 163.5 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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- Physics Department University of Trieste via Valerio 2 34127 Trieste Italy
- CNR-IOM, Area Science Park S.S. 14 km 163.5 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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- Physics Department University of Trieste via Valerio 2 34127 Trieste Italy
- CNR-IOM, Area Science Park S.S. 14 km 163.5 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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- CNR-IOM, Area Science Park S.S. 14 km 163.5 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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Armillotta F, D'Incecco E, Corva M, Stredansky M, Gallet JJ, Bournel F, Goldoni A, Morgante A, Vesselli E, Verdini A. Self-Metalation of Porphyrins at the Solid-Gas Interface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:25988-25993. [PMID: 34591358 PMCID: PMC9299001 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Self‐metalation is a promising route to include a single metal atom in a tetrapyrrolic macrocycle in organic frameworks supported by metal surfaces. The molecule–surface interaction may provide the charge transfer and the geometric distortion of the molecular plane necessary for metal inclusion. However, at a metal surface the presence of an activation barrier can represent an obstacle that cannot be compensated by a higher substrate temperature without affecting the layer integrity. The formation of the intermediate state can be facilitated in some cases by oxygen pre‐adsorption at the supporting metal surface, like in the case of 2H‐TPP/Pd(100). In such cases, the activation barrier can be overcome by mild annealing, yielding the formation of desorbing products and of the metalated tetrapyrrole. We show here that the self‐metalation of 2H‐TPP at the Pd(100) surface can be promoted already at room temperature by the presence of an oxygen gas phase at close‐to‐ambient conditions via an Eley–Rideal mechanism.
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- Francesco Armillotta
- Physics Department, University of Trieste, via Valerio 2, 34127, Trieste, Italy.,CNR-IOM, Area Science Park, S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Physics Department, University of Trieste, via Valerio 2, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Physics Department, University of Trieste, via Valerio 2, 34127, Trieste, Italy.,CNR-IOM, Area Science Park, S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Physics Department, University of Trieste, via Valerio 2, 34127, Trieste, Italy.,CNR-IOM, Area Science Park, S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR7614, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Matière et Rayonnement, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.,Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin-BP, 4891192, Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR7614, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Matière et Rayonnement, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.,Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin-BP, 4891192, Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Physics Department, University of Trieste, via Valerio 2, 34127, Trieste, Italy.,CNR-IOM, Area Science Park, S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Physics Department, University of Trieste, via Valerio 2, 34127, Trieste, Italy.,CNR-IOM, Area Science Park, S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- CNR-IOM, Area Science Park, S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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Schulze Lammers B, Yesilpinar D, Timmer A, Hu Z, Ji W, Amirjalayer S, Fuchs H, Mönig H. Benchmarking atomically defined AFM tips for chemical-selective imaging. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:13617-13623. [PMID: 34477636 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04080d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Controlling the identity of the tip-terminating atom or molecule in low-temperature atomic force microscopy has led to ground breaking progress in surface chemistry and nanotechnology. Lacking a comparative tip-performance assessment, a profound standardization in such experiments is highly desirable. Here we directly compare the imaging and force-spectroscopy capabilities of four atomically defined tips, namely Cu-, Xe-, CO-, and O-terminated Cu-tips (CuOx-tips). Using a nanostructured copper-oxide surface as benchmark system, we found that Cu-tips react with surface oxygen, while chemically inert Xe- and CO-tips allow entering the repulsive force regime enabling increased resolution. However, their high flexibility leads to imaging artifacts and their strong passivation suppresses the chemical contrast. The higher rigidity and selectively increased chemical reactivity of CuOx-tips prevent tip-bending artifacts and generate a distinct chemical contrast. This result is particularly promising in view of future studies on other metal-oxide surfaces.
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- Bertram Schulze Lammers
- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Center for Nanotechnology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Center for Nanotechnology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Quantum Joint Studies and Department of Physics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
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- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & Micro-Nano Devices, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Center for Nanotechnology, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Center for Nanotechnology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Center for Nanotechnology, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Boné T, Windischbacher A, Sättele MS, Greulich K, Egger L, Jauk T, Lackner F, Bettinger HF, Peisert H, Chassé T, Ramsey MG, Sterrer M, Koller G, Puschnig P. Demonstrating the Impact of the Adsorbate Orientation on the Charge Transfer at Organic-Metal Interfaces. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2021; 125:9129-9137. [PMID: 34055126 PMCID: PMC8154845 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c01306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Charge-transfer processes at molecule-metal interfaces play a key role in tuning the charge injection properties in organic-based devices and thus, ultimately, the device performance. Here, the metal's work function and the adsorbate's electron affinity are the key factors that govern the electron transfer at the organic/metal interface. In our combined experimental and theoretical work, we demonstrate that the adsorbate's orientation may also be decisive for the charge transfer. By thermal cycloreversion of diheptacene isomers, we manage to produce highly oriented monolayers of the rodlike, electron-acceptor molecule heptacene on a Cu(110) surface with molecules oriented either along or perpendicular to the close-packed metal rows. This is confirmed by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images as well as by angle-resolved ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (ARUPS). By utilizing photoemission tomography momentum maps, we show that the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) is fully occupied and also, the LUMO + 1 gets significantly filled when heptacene is oriented along the Cu rows. Conversely, for perpendicularly aligned heptacene, the molecular energy levels are shifted significantly toward the Fermi energy, preventing charge transfer to the LUMO + 1. These findings are fully confirmed by our density functional calculations and demonstrate the possibility to tune the charge transfer and level alignment at organic-metal interfaces through the adjustable molecular alignment.
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- Institute
of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute
of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Experimental Physics, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Experimental Physics, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute
of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute
of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Egger L, Hollerer M, Kern CS, Herrmann H, Hurdax P, Haags A, Yang X, Gottwald A, Richter M, Soubatch S, Tautz FS, Koller G, Puschnig P, Ramsey MG, Sterrer M. Charge-Promoted Self-Metalation of Porphyrins on an Oxide Surface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:5078-5082. [PMID: 33245197 PMCID: PMC7986846 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Metalation and self-metalation reactions of porphyrins on oxide surfaces have recently gained interest. The mechanism of porphyrin self-metalation on oxides is, however, far from being understood. Herein, we show by a combination of results obtained with scanning tunneling microscopy, photoemission spectroscopy, and DFT computations, that the self-metalation of 2H-tetraphenylporphyrin on the surface of ultrathin MgO(001) films is promoted by charge transfer. By tuning the work function of the MgO(001)/Ag(001) substrate, we are able to control the charge and the metalation state of the porphyrin molecules on the surface.
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- Larissa Egger
- Institute of PhysicsNAWI GrazUniversity of GrazUniversitätsplatz 58010GrazAustria
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- Institute of PhysicsNAWI GrazUniversity of GrazUniversitätsplatz 58010GrazAustria
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- Institute of PhysicsNAWI GrazUniversity of GrazUniversitätsplatz 58010GrazAustria
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- Institute of PhysicsNAWI GrazUniversity of GrazUniversitätsplatz 58010GrazAustria
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- Institute of PhysicsNAWI GrazUniversity of GrazUniversitätsplatz 58010GrazAustria
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-3)Forschungszentrum Jülich52425JülichGermany
- Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA)Fundamentals of Future Information Technology52425JülichGermany
- Experimentalphysik IV ARWTH Aachen University52074AachenGermany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-3)Forschungszentrum Jülich52425JülichGermany
- Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA)Fundamentals of Future Information Technology52425JülichGermany
- Experimentalphysik IV ARWTH Aachen University52074AachenGermany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)10587BerlinGermany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-3)Forschungszentrum Jülich52425JülichGermany
- Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA)Fundamentals of Future Information Technology52425JülichGermany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-3)Forschungszentrum Jülich52425JülichGermany
- Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA)Fundamentals of Future Information Technology52425JülichGermany
- Experimentalphysik IV ARWTH Aachen University52074AachenGermany
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- Institute of PhysicsNAWI GrazUniversity of GrazUniversitätsplatz 58010GrazAustria
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- Institute of PhysicsNAWI GrazUniversity of GrazUniversitätsplatz 58010GrazAustria
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- Institute of PhysicsNAWI GrazUniversity of GrazUniversitätsplatz 58010GrazAustria
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- Institute of PhysicsNAWI GrazUniversity of GrazUniversitätsplatz 58010GrazAustria
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