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Epitaxy-Induced Assembly and Enantiomeric Switching of an On-Surface Formed Dinuclear Organocobalt Complex

Hellwig, Raphael
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Paintner, Tobias
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Chen, Zhi
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2017
Acs Nano

We report on the surface-guided synthesis of a dinuclear organocobalt complex, its self-assembly into a complex nanoarchitecture, and a single-molecule level investigation of its switching behavior. Initially, an organic layer is prepared by depositing hexakis((trimethylsily)ethynyl)-benzene under ultra-high-vacuum conditions onto Ag(111). After Co dosage at 200 K, low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) reveals an epitaxy-mediated organization mechanism of molecules and on surface formed organometallic complexes. The dinuclear complexes contain two bis(eta(2)-alkynyl) pi-tweezer motifs, each stabilizing a single Co atom and express two enantiomers due to a conformation twist. The chirality is transferred to the two-dimensional architecture, whereby its Co adatoms are located at the corners of a 3.4.6.4 rhombitrihexagonal tessellation due to the systematic arrangement and anchoring of the complexes. Extensive density functional theory simulations support our interpretation of an epitaxy-guided surface tessellation and its chiral character. Additionally, STM tip-assisted manipulation experiments on isolated dinuclear complexes reveal controlled and reversible switching between the enantiomeric states via inelastic electron processes. After activation by bias pulses, structurally modified complexes display a distinctive Kondo feature attributed to metastable Co configurations.

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research article
DOI
10.1021/acsnano.6b06114
Web of Science ID

WOS:000395357300026

Author(s)
Hellwig, Raphael
Paintner, Tobias
Chen, Zhi
Ruben, Mario
Seitsonen, Ari Paavo
Klappenberger, Florian  
Brune, Harald  
Barth, Johannes V.
Date Issued

2017

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Published in
Acs Nano
Volume

11

Issue

2

Start page

1347

End page

1359

Subjects

cobalt alkynyl complex

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surface tessellation

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single-molecule switch

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scanning tunneling microscopy

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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OTHER

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March 27, 2017
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