Enhanced conductance of molecular states at interstitial sites
Arrays of phthalocyanine molecules on Pb(100) are investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy. Maps of the differential conductance exhibit drastic changes as the sample voltage is being varied. Maximal conductances are observed at positions between the molecules mimicking bonding states. Howeve...
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| description | Arrays of phthalocyanine molecules on Pb(100) are investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy. Maps of the differential conductance exhibit drastic changes as the sample voltage is being varied. Maximal conductances are observed at positions between the molecules mimicking bonding states. However, the maxima are shown to result from a superposition of non-interacting states. We expect that this effect may be observed from many other molecules. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47b480f70c8c4ff795b410fd431f1e742023-08-09T14:12:07ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302023-01-0125101302910.1088/1367-2630/acb4b6Enhanced conductance of molecular states at interstitial sitesJan Homberg0Manuel Gruber1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8353-4651Alexander Weismann2Richard Berndt3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1165-9065Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , 24098 Kiel, GermanyFaculty of Physics and CENIDE, University of Duisburg-Essen , 47057 Duisburg, GermanyInstitut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , 24098 Kiel, GermanyInstitut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , 24098 Kiel, GermanyArrays of phthalocyanine molecules on Pb(100) are investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy. Maps of the differential conductance exhibit drastic changes as the sample voltage is being varied. Maximal conductances are observed at positions between the molecules mimicking bonding states. However, the maxima are shown to result from a superposition of non-interacting states. We expect that this effect may be observed from many other molecules.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/acb4b6scanning tunneling microscopymolecular arraysadsorbed moleculesphthalocyanin |
| spellingShingle | Jan Homberg Manuel Gruber Alexander Weismann Richard Berndt Enhanced conductance of molecular states at interstitial sites New Journal of Physics scanning tunneling microscopy molecular arrays adsorbed molecules phthalocyanin |
| title | Enhanced conductance of molecular states at interstitial sites |
| title_full | Enhanced conductance of molecular states at interstitial sites |
| title_fullStr | Enhanced conductance of molecular states at interstitial sites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced conductance of molecular states at interstitial sites |
| title_short | Enhanced conductance of molecular states at interstitial sites |
| title_sort | enhanced conductance of molecular states at interstitial sites |
| topic | scanning tunneling microscopy molecular arrays adsorbed molecules phthalocyanin |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/acb4b6 |
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