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Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , One-way rotation of a chemically anchored single molecule-rotor(2021-10-14); ; ; ; We present the chemical anchoring of a DMBI-P molecule-rotor to the Au(111) surface after a dissociation reaction. At the temperature of 5 K, the anchored rotor shows a sequential unidirectional rotational motion through six defined stations induced by tunneling electrons. A typical voltage pulse of 400 mV applied on a specific location of the molecule causes a unidirectional rotation of 60° with a probability higher than 95%. When the temperature of the substrate increases above 20 K, the anchoring is maintained and the rotation stops being unidirectional and randomly explores the same six stations. Density functional theory simulations confirm the anchoring reaction. Experimentally, the rotation shows a clear threshold at the onset of the C-H stretch manifold, showing that the molecule is first vibrationally excited and later it decays into the rotational degrees of freedom.Publicationtype: Journal ArticleScopus© Citations 8 14 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , STM induced manipulation of azulene-based molecules and nanostructures: The role of the dipole moment(2020-12-28); ; ; ; Among the different mechanisms that can be used to drive a molecule on a surface by the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope at low temperature, we used voltage pulses to move azulene-based single molecules and nanostructures on Au(111). Upon evaporation, the molecules partially cleave and form metallo-organic dimers while single molecules are very scarce, as confirmed by simulations. By applying voltage pulses to the different structures under similar conditions, we observe that only one type of dimer can be controllably driven on the surface, which has the lowest dipole moment of all investigated structures. Experiments under different bias and tip height conditions reveal that the electric field is the main driving force of the directed motion. We discuss the different observed structures and their movement properties with respect to their dipole moment and charge distribution on the surface.Publicationtype: Journal ArticleScopus© Citations 9 15