Тип публикации: статья из журнала
Год издания: 2021
Идентификатор DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02246
Аннотация: Using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we directly determine the spatial and energetic distributions of superatom molecular orbitals (SAMOs) of an Li@C-60 monolayer adsorbed on a Cu(111) surface. Utilizing a weakly bonded [Li+@C-60] NTf2- (NTf2-: bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imidПоказать полностьюe) salt makes it possible to produce a Li@C-60 monolayer with high concentration of Li@C-60 molecules. Because of the very uniform adsorption geometry of Li@C-60 on Cu(111), the p(z)-SAMO, populated above the upper hemisphere of the molecule, exhibits an isotropic and delocalized nature, with an energy that is significantly lower compared to that of C-60. The isotropic overlapping of p(z)-SAMOs in the condensed monolayer of Li@C-60 results in a laterally homogeneous STM image contributing to the formation of a free-electron-like states. These findings make an important step toward further basic research and applicative utilization of Li@C-60 SAMOs.
Журнал: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Выпуск журнала: Vol. 12, Is. 32
Номера страниц: 7812-7817
ISSN журнала: 19487185
Место издания: WASHINGTON
Издатель: AMER CHEMICAL SOC