Electronic and vibrational excitation of single molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope

L. J. Lauhon; W. Ho

doi:10.1016/S0039-6028(00)00030-3

Electronic and vibrational excitation of single molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope

L. J. Lauhon^*, W. Ho

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Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

The electronic and vibrational excitations of single acetylene, pyridine, and benzene molecules on Cu(001) were studied by scanning tunneling microscopy at 9 K. Electrons of 0-5 eV were used to induce dissociation, desorption, diffusion, rotation, and vibrational excitation of these molecules. The dissociation products were characterized by imaging, single molecule vibrational spectroscopy, and rotational excitation. The STM is shown to be a very versatile tool for inducing a molecule to explore its excited state potential energy surface and describing the possible results.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	219-225
Number of pages	7
Journal	Surface Science
Volume	451
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6028(00)00030-3
State	Published - Apr 20 2000
Event	DIET-8: 8th International Workshop on Desorption Induced by Electronic Transitions - Long Beach, NJ, USA Duration: Sep 27 1999 → Oct 1 1999

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Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Materials Chemistry

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