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No Access Submitted: 21 December 2005 Accepted: 16 March 2006 Published Online: 17 May 2006

  • Self-assembly and conformation of tetrapyridyl-porphyrin molecules on Ag(111)

J. Chem. Phys. 124, 194708 (2006); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2194541
W. Auwärtera), A. Weber-Bargioni, A. Riemannb), and A. Schiffrin
  • Department of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
    • O. Gröning and R. Fasel
  • Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA), 3602 Thun, Switzerland
    • J. V. Barth
  • Department of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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    • a)Electronic mail: [email protected]

      b)Present address: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USA

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    • W. Auwärter
    • A. Weber-Bargioni
    • A. Riemann
    • A. Schiffrin
    • O. Gröning
    • R. Fasel
    • J. V. Barth
    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 15K 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°.

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

    The authors acknowledge partial funding by the Canadian CFI, NSERC, and BCKDF programs. One of the authors (W.A.) thanks the Swiss National Science Foundation for financial support, and another author (A.W.-B.) appreciates a scholarship from DAAD.

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