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Self-Assembly and Conformation of Tetrapyridilporphyrin on the Ag(111) Surface
Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Willi Auwärter
  • Alexander Weber-Bargioni
  • Andreas Riemann, Western Washington University
  • Agustin Schiffrin
  • R. Fasel
  • O. Gröning
  • Johannes V. Barth
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Keywords
  • PORPHYRINS,
  • MACROCYCLIC compounds,
  • SCANNING tunneling microscopy,
  • PHYSICAL & theoretical chemistry,
  • SILVER isotopes
Abstract

We present a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) study on the supramolecular ordering of tetrapyridyl-porphyrin (TPyP) molecules on Ag(111). Vapor deposition in a wide substrate temperature range reveals that TPyP molecules easily diffuse and self-assemble into large, highly ordered chiral domains. We identify two mirror-symmetric unit cells, each containing two differently oriented molecules. From an analysis of the respective arrangement it is concluded that lateral intermolecular interactions control the packing of the layer, while its orientation is induced by the coupling to the substrate. This finding is corroborated by molecular mechanics calculations. High-resolution STM images recorded at 15 K allow a direct identification of intramolecular features. This makes it possible to determine the molecular conformation of TPYP on Ag(111). The pyridyl groups are alternately rotated out of the porphyrin plane by an angle of 60°.

DOI
10.1063/1.2194541
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Scanning tunneling microscopy; Chemical vapor deposition; Physics
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Willi Auwärter, Alexander Weber-Bargioni, Andreas Riemann, Agustin Schiffrin, et al.. "Self-Assembly and Conformation of Tetrapyridilporphyrin on the Ag(111) Surface" Journal of Chemical Physics Vol. 124 Iss. 194708 (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andreas_riemann/13/