The initiation and characterization of single bimolecular reactions with a scanning tunneling microscope

Lincoln J. Lauhon; Wilson Ho

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The initiation and characterization of single bimolecular reactions with a scanning tunneling microscope

Lincoln J. Lauhon, Wilson Ho^*

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A scanning tunneling microscope (STM) operating at 9 K in ultrahigh vacuum was used to initiate a bimolecular reaction between isolated hydrogen sulfide and dicarbon molecules on the Cu(001) surface. The reaction products ethynyl (CCH) and sulfhydryl (SH) were identified by inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (STM-IETS) and by sequentially removing hydrogen atoms from H₂S molecule using energetic tunneling electrons. For comparison, the thermal diffusion and reaction of H₂S and CC at 45 K and H₂O and CC at 9 K were also observed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	249-255
Number of pages	7
Journal	Faraday Discussions
Volume	117
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b002846k
State	Published - 2000

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