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Broken Symmetry of an Adsorbed Molecular Switch Determined by Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Gopakumar Thiruvancheril G.,
DavranCandan Tugba,
Bahrenburg Julia,
Maurer Reinhard J.,
Temps Friedrich,
Reuter Karsten,
Berndt Richard
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201305027
Subject(s) - scanning tunneling microscope , scanning tunneling spectroscopy , molecular switch , symmetry (geometry) , spectroscopy , quantum tunnelling , adsorption , materials science , chemical physics , chemistry , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , molecule , physics , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , mathematics , geometry
An asymmetric turn : Scanning tunneling spectroscopy has been used to analyze the structure of tris[4‐(phenylazo)phenyl)]amine on a Au(111) surface. A degenerate marker state serves as a sensitive probe for the structure of the adsorbed molecules.