Atypical charge redistribution over a charge-transfer monolayer on a metal

We report an atypical charge distribution in a highly ordered monolayer of sodium (Na) and tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) on a Au(111) surface. Na atoms incorporated in the charge-transfer layer donate their 3s electron to the lowest unoccupied orbital of the TCNQ acceptor. A fingerprint of such a...

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Main Authors: T R Umbach, I Fernández-Torrente, M Ruby, F Schulz, C Lotze, R Rurali, M Persson, J I Pascual, K J Franke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/8/083048