Abstract
The STM-induced desorption of benzene from Si(100) was experimentally and theoretically studied. A striking threshold in the bias dependence and relatively high yields under mild conditions was observed. A theoretical model rationalized the observations in terms of transient ionization of a π state of the molecule and generaized the findings to predict the behavior of different classes of organic adsorbates under similar conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5372-5375 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 25 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 18 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Alavi, S., Rousseau, R., Patitsas, S. N., Lopinski, G. P., Wolkow, R. A., & Seideman, T. (2000). Inducing desorption of organic molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope: theory and experiments. Physical review letters, 85(25), 5372-5375. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.5372