Excitation of Molecular Vibrational Modes with Inelastic Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Processes: Examination through Action Spectra ofcis-2-Butene on Pd(110) | Zendy

Yasuyuki Sainoo | Zendy; Yousoo Kim | Zendy; Toshiro Okawa | Zendy; Tadahiro Komeda | Zendy; Hidemi Shigekawa | Zendy; Maki Kawai | Zendy

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Excitation of Molecular Vibrational Modes with Inelastic Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Processes: Examination through Action Spectra ofcis-2-Butene on Pd(110)

Author(s) -

Yasuyuki Sainoo,

Yousoo Kim,

Toshiro Okawa,

Tadahiro Komeda,

Hidemi Shigekawa,

Maki Kawai

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

physical review letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688

H-Index - 673

eISSN - 1079-7114

pISSN - 0031-9007

DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.95.246102

Subject(s) - scanning tunneling microscope , scanning tunneling spectroscopy , quantum tunnelling , molecular vibration , spectroscopy , inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy , molecule , excitation , molecular physics , atomic physics , spectral line , materials science , resonance (particle physics) , physics , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics

Inelastically tunneled electrons from a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) were used to inducevibrationally mediated motion of a single cis-2-butene molecule among four equivalent orientations onPd(110) at 4.8 K. The action spectrum obtained from the motion clearly detects more vibrational modesthan inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy with a STM. We demonstrate the usefulness of the actionspectroscopy as a novel single molecule vibrational spectroscopic method. We also discuss its selectionrules in terms of resonance tunneling

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