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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Inducing desorption of organic molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope : theory and experiments. / Alavi, Saman; Rousseau, Roger; Patitsas, S. N.; Lopinski, Gregory P.; Wolkow, Robert A.; Seideman, Tamar.
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T1 - Inducing desorption of organic molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope
T2 - theory and experiments
AU - Alavi, Saman
AU - Rousseau, Roger
AU - Patitsas, S. N.
AU - Lopinski, Gregory P.
AU - Wolkow, Robert A.
AU - Seideman, Tamar
PY - 2000/12/18
Y1 - 2000/12/18
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.5372
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.5372
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JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
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