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Staff scientist Forschungszentrum JülichQuantum Nanoscience (PGI-3)
Email: p.xhzcs@sm-whryvpu.qrINTERNET Website: Quantum Nanoscience (PGI-3) ORCID: 0000-0003-3567-5377

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2021

9.

R. Wallauer, M. Raths, K. Stallberg, L. Münster, D. Brandstetter, X. Yang, J. Güdde, P. Puschnig, S. Soubatch, C. Kumpf, F. C. Bocquet, F. S. Tautz, U. Höfer

Tracing orbital images on ultrafast time scales Journal Article

In: Science, vol. 371, pp. 1056-1059, 2021.

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@article{Wallauer2020,
title = {Tracing orbital images on ultrafast time scales},
author = {R. Wallauer and M. Raths and K. Stallberg and L. Münster and D. Brandstetter and X. Yang and J. Güdde and P. Puschnig and S. Soubatch and C. Kumpf and F. C. Bocquet and F. S. Tautz and U. Höfer},
doi = {10.1126/science.abf3286},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
urldate = {2021-01-01},
journal = {Science},
volume = {371},
pages = {1056-1059},
abstract = {Frontier orbitals determine fundamental molecular properties such as chemical reactivities. Although electron distributions of occupied orbitals can be imaged in momentum space by photoemission tomography, it has so far been impossible to follow the momentum-space dynamics of a molecular orbital in time, for example, through an excitation or a chemical reaction. Here, we combined time-resolved photoemission using high laser harmonics and a momentum microscope to establish a tomographic, femtosecond pump-probe experiment of unoccupied molecular orbitals. We measured the full momentum-space distribution of transiently excited electrons, connecting their excited-state dynamics to real-space excitation pathways. Because in molecules this distribution is closely linked to orbital shapes, our experiment may, in the future, offer the possibility of observing ultrafast electron motion in time and space.},
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Frontier orbitals determine fundamental molecular properties such as chemical reactivities. Although electron distributions of occupied orbitals can be imaged in momentum space by photoemission tomography, it has so far been impossible to follow the momentum-space dynamics of a molecular orbital in time, for example, through an excitation or a chemical reaction. Here, we combined time-resolved photoemission using high laser harmonics and a momentum microscope to establish a tomographic, femtosecond pump-probe experiment of unoccupied molecular orbitals. We measured the full momentum-space distribution of transiently excited electrons, connecting their excited-state dynamics to real-space excitation pathways. Because in molecules this distribution is closely linked to orbital shapes, our experiment may, in the future, offer the possibility of observing ultrafast electron motion in time and space.

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  • doi:10.1126/science.abf3286

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2020

8.

J. Knippertz, L. L. Kelly, M. Franke, C. Kumpf, M. Cinchett, M. Aeschlimann, B. Stadtmüller

Vertical bonding distances and interfacial band structure of PTCDA on a Sn-Ag surface alloy Journal Article

In: Phys. Rev. B, vol. 102, pp. 075447, 2020.

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@article{Knippertz2020,
title = {Vertical bonding distances and interfacial band structure of PTCDA on a Sn-Ag surface alloy},
author = {J. Knippertz and L. L. Kelly and M. Franke and C. Kumpf and M. Cinchett and M. Aeschlimann and B. Stadtmüller},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.102.075447},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-08-28},
journal = {Phys. Rev. B},
volume = {102},
pages = {075447},
abstract = {Molecular materials enable a vast variety of functionalities for novel electronic and spintronic devices. The unique possibility to alter organic molecules or metallic substrates offers the opportunity to optimize interfacial properties for almost any desired field of application. For this reason, we extend the successful approach to control metal-organic interfaces by surface alloying. We present a comprehensive characterization of the structural and electronic properties of the interface formed between the prototypical molecule PTCDA and a Sn-Ag surface alloy grown on an Ag(111) single crystal surface. We monitor the changes of adsorption height of the surface alloy atoms and electronic valence band structure upon adsorption of one layer of PTCDA using the normal incidence x-ray standing wave technique in combination with momentum-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. We find that the vertical buckling and the surface band structure of the SnAg2 surface alloy is not altered by the adsorption of one layer of PTCDA, in contrast to our recent study of PTCDA on a PbAg2 surface alloy [B. Stadtmüller et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 096805 (2016)]. In addition, the vertical adsorption geometry of PTCDA and the interfacial energy level alignment indicate the absence of any chemical interaction between the molecule and the surface alloy. We attribute the different interactions at these PTCDA/surface alloy interfaces to the presence or absence of local σ-bonds between the PTCDA oxygen atoms and the surface atoms. Combining our findings with results from literature, we are able to propose an empiric rule for engineering the surface band structure of alloys by adsorption of organic molecules.},
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Molecular materials enable a vast variety of functionalities for novel electronic and spintronic devices. The unique possibility to alter organic molecules or metallic substrates offers the opportunity to optimize interfacial properties for almost any desired field of application. For this reason, we extend the successful approach to control metal-organic interfaces by surface alloying. We present a comprehensive characterization of the structural and electronic properties of the interface formed between the prototypical molecule PTCDA and a Sn-Ag surface alloy grown on an Ag(111) single crystal surface. We monitor the changes of adsorption height of the surface alloy atoms and electronic valence band structure upon adsorption of one layer of PTCDA using the normal incidence x-ray standing wave technique in combination with momentum-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. We find that the vertical buckling and the surface band structure of the SnAg2 surface alloy is not altered by the adsorption of one layer of PTCDA, in contrast to our recent study of PTCDA on a PbAg2 surface alloy [B. Stadtmüller et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 096805 (2016)]. In addition, the vertical adsorption geometry of PTCDA and the interfacial energy level alignment indicate the absence of any chemical interaction between the molecule and the surface alloy. We attribute the different interactions at these PTCDA/surface alloy interfaces to the presence or absence of local σ-bonds between the PTCDA oxygen atoms and the surface atoms. Combining our findings with results from literature, we are able to propose an empiric rule for engineering the surface band structure of alloys by adsorption of organic molecules.

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  • doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.102.075447

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2019

7.

J. Felter, J. Wolters, F. C. Bocquet, F. S. Tautz, C. Kumpf

Momentum microscopy on the micrometer scale: photoemission micro-tomography applied to single molecular domains Journal Article

In: J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, vol. 31, pp. 114003, 2019.

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@article{Felter2019,
title = {Momentum microscopy on the micrometer scale: photoemission micro-tomography applied to single molecular domains},
author = {J. Felter and J. Wolters and F. C. Bocquet and F. S. Tautz and C. Kumpf},
doi = {10.1088/1361-648X/aafc45},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-25},
journal = {J. Phys.: Condens. Matter},
volume = {31},
pages = {114003},
abstract = {Photoemission tomography (PT) is a newly developed method for analyzing angularresolved photoemission data. In combination with momentum microscopy it allows fora comprehensive investigation of the electronic structure of (in particular) metal-organicinterfaces as they occur in organic electronic devices. The most interesting aspect in thiscontext is the band alignment, the control of which is indispensable for designing devices.Since PT is based on characteristic photoemission patterns that are used as fingerprints,the method works well as long as these patterns are uniquely representing the specificmolecular orbital they are originating from. But this limiting factor is often not fulfilledfor systems exhibiting many differently oriented molecules, as they may occur on highlysymmetric substrate surfaces. Here we show that this limitation can be lifted by recording thephotoemission data in a momentum microscope and limiting the probed surface area to onlya few micrometers squared, since this corresponds to a typical domain size for many systems.We demonstrate this by recording data from a single domain of the archetypal adsorbatesystem 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride on Cu(0 0 1). This proof of principleexperiment paves the way for establishing the photoemission μ-tomography method as anideal tool for investigating the electronic structure of metal-organic interfaces with so farunraveled clarity and unambiguity.},
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Photoemission tomography (PT) is a newly developed method for analyzing angularresolved photoemission data. In combination with momentum microscopy it allows fora comprehensive investigation of the electronic structure of (in particular) metal-organicinterfaces as they occur in organic electronic devices. The most interesting aspect in thiscontext is the band alignment, the control of which is indispensable for designing devices.Since PT is based on characteristic photoemission patterns that are used as fingerprints,the method works well as long as these patterns are uniquely representing the specificmolecular orbital they are originating from. But this limiting factor is often not fulfilledfor systems exhibiting many differently oriented molecules, as they may occur on highlysymmetric substrate surfaces. Here we show that this limitation can be lifted by recording thephotoemission data in a momentum microscope and limiting the probed surface area to onlya few micrometers squared, since this corresponds to a typical domain size for many systems.We demonstrate this by recording data from a single domain of the archetypal adsorbatesystem 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride on Cu(0 0 1). This proof of principleexperiment paves the way for establishing the photoemission μ-tomography method as anideal tool for investigating the electronic structure of metal-organic interfaces with so farunraveled clarity and unambiguity.

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  • doi:10.1088/1361-648X/aafc45

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2016

6.

K. Schönauer, S. Weiß, V. Feyer, D. Lüftner, B. Stadtmüller, D. Schwarz, T. Sueyoshi, C. Kumpf, P. Puschnig, M. G. Ramsey, F. S. Tautz, S. Soubatch

Charge transfer and symmetry reduction at the CuPc/Ag(110) interface studied by photoemission tomography Journal Article

In: Phys. Rev. B, vol. 94, pp. 205144, 2016.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX

@article{Schonauer2016,
title = {Charge transfer and symmetry reduction at the CuPc/Ag(110) interface studied by photoemission tomography},
author = {K. Schönauer and S. Weiß and V. Feyer and D. Lüftner and B. Stadtmüller and D. Schwarz and T. Sueyoshi and C. Kumpf and P. Puschnig and M. G. Ramsey and F. S. Tautz and S. Soubatch},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.94.205144},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-01},
journal = {Phys. Rev. B},
volume = {94},
pages = {205144},
abstract = {On the Ag(110) surface copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) orders in two structurally similar superstructures, as revealed by low-energy electron diffraction. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) shows that in both superstructures the molecular planes are oriented parallel to the surface and the long molecular axes, defined as diagonals of the square molecule, are rotated by ≃±32° away from the high-symmetry directions [1-10] and [001] of the silver surface. Similarly to many other adsorbed metal phthalocyanines, the CuPc molecules on Ag(110) appear in STM as crosslike features with twofold symmetry. Photoemission tomography based on angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy reveals a charge transfer from the substrate into the molecule. A symmetry analysis of experimental and theoretical constant binding energy maps of the photoemission intensity in the kx,ky-plane points to a preferential occupation of one of the two initially degenerate lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) of eg symmetry. The occupied eg orbital is rotated by 32° against the [001] direction of the substrate. The lifting of the degeneracy of the LUMOs and the related reduction of the symmetry of the adsorbed CuPc molecule are attributed to an anisotropy in the chemical reactivity of the Ag(110) surface.},
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On the Ag(110) surface copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) orders in two structurally similar superstructures, as revealed by low-energy electron diffraction. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) shows that in both superstructures the molecular planes are oriented parallel to the surface and the long molecular axes, defined as diagonals of the square molecule, are rotated by ≃±32° away from the high-symmetry directions [1-10] and [001] of the silver surface. Similarly to many other adsorbed metal phthalocyanines, the CuPc molecules on Ag(110) appear in STM as crosslike features with twofold symmetry. Photoemission tomography based on angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy reveals a charge transfer from the substrate into the molecule. A symmetry analysis of experimental and theoretical constant binding energy maps of the photoemission intensity in the kx,ky-plane points to a preferential occupation of one of the two initially degenerate lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) of eg symmetry. The occupied eg orbital is rotated by 32° against the [001] direction of the substrate. The lifting of the degeneracy of the LUMOs and the related reduction of the symmetry of the adsorbed CuPc molecule are attributed to an anisotropy in the chemical reactivity of the Ag(110) surface.

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  • doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.205144

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2015

5.

B. Stadtmüller, S. Schröder, C. Kumpf

Heteromolecular metal-organic interfaces: Electronic and structural fingerprints of chemical bonding Journal Article

In: J. Elec. Spec. Relat. Phenom., vol. 204A, pp. 80-91, 2015.

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@article{Stadtmüller2015,
title = {Heteromolecular metal-organic interfaces: Electronic and structural fingerprints of chemical bonding},
author = {B. Stadtmüller and S. Schröder and C. Kumpf},
doi = {10.1016/j.elspec.2015.03.003},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-10-01},
urldate = {2015-10-01},
journal = {J. Elec. Spec. Relat. Phenom.},
volume = {204A},
pages = {80-91},
abstract = {Beside the fact that they attract highest interest in the field of organic electronics, heteromolecular structures adsorbed on metal surfaces, in particular donor–acceptor blends, became a popular field in fundamental science, possibly since some surprising and unexpected behaviors were found for such systems. One is the apparent breaking of a rather fundamental rule in chemistry, namely that stronger chemical bonds go along with shorter bond lengths, as it is, e.g., well-known for the sequence from single to triple bonds. In this review we summarize the results of heteromolecular monolayer structures adsorbed on Ag(111), which – regarding this rule – behave in a counterintuitive way. The charge acceptor moves away from the substrate while its electronic structure indicates a stronger chemical interaction, indicated by a shift of the formerly lowest unoccupied molecular orbital toward higher binding energies. The donor behaves in the opposite way, it gives away charge, hence, electronically the bonding to the surface becomes weaker, but at the same time it also approaches the surface. It looks as if the concordant link between electronic and geometric structure was broken. But both effects can be explained by a substrate-mediated charge transfer from the donor to the acceptor. The charge reorganization going along with this transfer is responsible for both, the lifting-up of the acceptor molecule and the filling of its LUMO, and also for the reversed effects at the donor molecules. In the end, both molecules mutually enhance their respective donor and acceptor characters. We argue that this effect is of general validity for π-conjugated molecules adsorbing on noble metal surfaces.},
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Beside the fact that they attract highest interest in the field of organic electronics, heteromolecular structures adsorbed on metal surfaces, in particular donor–acceptor blends, became a popular field in fundamental science, possibly since some surprising and unexpected behaviors were found for such systems. One is the apparent breaking of a rather fundamental rule in chemistry, namely that stronger chemical bonds go along with shorter bond lengths, as it is, e.g., well-known for the sequence from single to triple bonds. In this review we summarize the results of heteromolecular monolayer structures adsorbed on Ag(111), which – regarding this rule – behave in a counterintuitive way. The charge acceptor moves away from the substrate while its electronic structure indicates a stronger chemical interaction, indicated by a shift of the formerly lowest unoccupied molecular orbital toward higher binding energies. The donor behaves in the opposite way, it gives away charge, hence, electronically the bonding to the surface becomes weaker, but at the same time it also approaches the surface. It looks as if the concordant link between electronic and geometric structure was broken. But both effects can be explained by a substrate-mediated charge transfer from the donor to the acceptor. The charge reorganization going along with this transfer is responsible for both, the lifting-up of the acceptor molecule and the filling of its LUMO, and also for the reversed effects at the donor molecules. In the end, both molecules mutually enhance their respective donor and acceptor characters. We argue that this effect is of general validity for π-conjugated molecules adsorbing on noble metal surfaces.

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  • doi:10.1016/j.elspec.2015.03.003

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M. Willenbockel, D. Lüftner, B. Stadtmüller, G. Koller, C. Kumpf, S. Soubatch, P. Puschnig, M. G. Ramsey, F. S. Tautz

The interplay between interface structure, energy level alignment and chemical bonding strength at organic-metal interfaces Journal Article

In: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 17, pp. 1530-1548, 2015.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX

@article{Willenbockel2014,
title = {The interplay between interface structure, energy level alignment and chemical bonding strength at organic-metal interfaces},
author = {M. Willenbockel and D. Lüftner and B. Stadtmüller and G. Koller and C. Kumpf and S. Soubatch and P. Puschnig and M. G. Ramsey and F. S. Tautz},
doi = {10.1039/C4CP04595E},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.},
volume = {17},
pages = {1530-1548},
abstract = {What do energy level alignments at metal–organic interfaces reveal about the metal–molecule bonding strength? Is it permissible to take vertical adsorption heights as indicators of bonding strengths? In this paper we analyse 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (PTCDA) on the three canonical low index Ag surfaces to provide exemplary answers to these questions. Specifically, we employ angular resolved photoemission spectroscopy for a systematic study of the energy level alignments of the two uppermost frontier states in ordered monolayer phases of PTCDA. Data are analysed using the orbital tomography approach. This allows the unambiguous identification of the orbital character of these states, and also the discrimination between inequivalent species. Combining this experimental information with DFT calculations and the generic Newns–Anderson chemisorption model, we analyse the alignments of highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (HOMO and LUMO) with respect to the vacuum levels of bare and molecule-covered surfaces. This reveals clear differences between the two frontier states. In particular, on all surfaces the LUMO is subject to considerable bond stabilization through the interaction between the molecular π-electron system and the metal, as a consequence of which it also becomes occupied. Moreover, we observe a larger bond stabilization for the more open surfaces. Most importantly, our analysis shows that both the orbital binding energies of the LUMO and the overall adsorption heights of the molecule are linked to the strength of the chemical interaction between the molecular π-electron system and the metal, in the sense that stronger bonding leads to shorter adsorption heights and larger orbital binding energies.},
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What do energy level alignments at metal–organic interfaces reveal about the metal–molecule bonding strength? Is it permissible to take vertical adsorption heights as indicators of bonding strengths? In this paper we analyse 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (PTCDA) on the three canonical low index Ag surfaces to provide exemplary answers to these questions. Specifically, we employ angular resolved photoemission spectroscopy for a systematic study of the energy level alignments of the two uppermost frontier states in ordered monolayer phases of PTCDA. Data are analysed using the orbital tomography approach. This allows the unambiguous identification of the orbital character of these states, and also the discrimination between inequivalent species. Combining this experimental information with DFT calculations and the generic Newns–Anderson chemisorption model, we analyse the alignments of highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (HOMO and LUMO) with respect to the vacuum levels of bare and molecule-covered surfaces. This reveals clear differences between the two frontier states. In particular, on all surfaces the LUMO is subject to considerable bond stabilization through the interaction between the molecular π-electron system and the metal, as a consequence of which it also becomes occupied. Moreover, we observe a larger bond stabilization for the more open surfaces. Most importantly, our analysis shows that both the orbital binding energies of the LUMO and the overall adsorption heights of the molecule are linked to the strength of the chemical interaction between the molecular π-electron system and the metal, in the sense that stronger bonding leads to shorter adsorption heights and larger orbital binding energies.

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  • doi:10.1039/C4CP04595E

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2014

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B. Stadtmüller, D. Lüftner, M. Willenbockel, E. M. Reinisch, T. Sueyoshi, G. Koller, S. Soubatch, M. G. Ramsey, P. Puschnig, F. S. Tautz, C. Kumpf

Unexpected interplay of bonding height and energy level alignment at heteromolecular hybrid interfaces Journal Article

In: Nat. Commun., vol. 5, pp. 3685, 2014.

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@article{Stadtmuller2013,
title = {Unexpected interplay of bonding height and energy level alignment at heteromolecular hybrid interfaces},
author = {B. Stadtmüller and D. Lüftner and M. Willenbockel and E. M. Reinisch and T. Sueyoshi and G. Koller and S. Soubatch and M. G. Ramsey and P. Puschnig and F. S. Tautz and C. Kumpf},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms4685},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Nat. Commun.},
volume = {5},
pages = {3685},
abstract = {Although geometric and electronic properties of any physical or chemical system are always mutually coupled by the rules of quantum mechanics, counterintuitive coincidences between the two are sometimes observed. The coadsorption of the organic molecules 3,4,9,10-perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride and copper-II-phthalocyanine on Ag(111) represents such a case, since geometric and electronic structures appear to be decoupled: one molecule moves away from the substrate while its electronic structure indicates a stronger chemical interaction, and vice versa for the other. Our comprehensive experimental and ab-initio theoretical study reveals that, mediated by the metal surface, both species mutually amplify their charge-donating and -accepting characters, respectively. This resolves the apparent paradox, and demonstrates with exceptional clarity how geometric and electronic bonding parameters are intertwined at metal–organic interfaces.},
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Although geometric and electronic properties of any physical or chemical system are always mutually coupled by the rules of quantum mechanics, counterintuitive coincidences between the two are sometimes observed. The coadsorption of the organic molecules 3,4,9,10-perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride and copper-II-phthalocyanine on Ag(111) represents such a case, since geometric and electronic structures appear to be decoupled: one molecule moves away from the substrate while its electronic structure indicates a stronger chemical interaction, and vice versa for the other. Our comprehensive experimental and ab-initio theoretical study reveals that, mediated by the metal surface, both species mutually amplify their charge-donating and -accepting characters, respectively. This resolves the apparent paradox, and demonstrates with exceptional clarity how geometric and electronic bonding parameters are intertwined at metal–organic interfaces.

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  • doi:10.1038/ncomms4685

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2013

2.

M. Willenbockel, B. Stadtmüller, K. Schönauer, F. C. Bocquet, D. Lüftner, E. M. Reinisch, T. Ules, G. Koller, C. Kumpf, S. Soubatch, P. Puschnig, M. G. Ramsey, F. S. Tautz

Energy offsets within a molecular monolayer: The influence of the molecular environment Journal Article

In: New J. Phys., vol. 15, pp. 033017, 2013.

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@article{Willenbockel2012,
title = {Energy offsets within a molecular monolayer: The influence of the molecular environment},
author = {M. Willenbockel and B. Stadtmüller and K. Schönauer and F. C. Bocquet and D. Lüftner and E. M. Reinisch and T. Ules and G. Koller and C. Kumpf and S. Soubatch and P. Puschnig and M. G. Ramsey and F. S. Tautz},
doi = {10.1088/1367-2630/15/3/033017},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
journal = {New J. Phys.},
volume = {15},
pages = {033017},
abstract = {The compressed 3,4,9,10-perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) herringbone monolayer structure on Ag(110) is used as a model system to investigate the role of molecule–molecule interactions at metal–organic interfaces. By means of the orbital tomography technique, we can not only distinguish the two inequivalent molecules in the unit cell but also resolve their different energy positions for the highest occupied and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals. Density functional theory calculations of a freestanding PTCDA layer identify the electrostatic interaction between neighboring molecules, rather than the adsorption site, as the main reason for the molecular level splitting observed experimentally.},
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The compressed 3,4,9,10-perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) herringbone monolayer structure on Ag(110) is used as a model system to investigate the role of molecule–molecule interactions at metal–organic interfaces. By means of the orbital tomography technique, we can not only distinguish the two inequivalent molecules in the unit cell but also resolve their different energy positions for the highest occupied and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals. Density functional theory calculations of a freestanding PTCDA layer identify the electrostatic interaction between neighboring molecules, rather than the adsorption site, as the main reason for the molecular level splitting observed experimentally.

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  • doi:10.1088/1367-2630/15/3/033017

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2012

1.

B. Stadtmüller, M. Willenbockel, E. M. Reinisch, T. Ules, F. C. Bocquet, S. Soubatch, P. Puschnig, G. Koller, M. G. Ramsey, F. S. Tautz, C. Kumpf

Orbital tomography for highly symmetric adsorbate systems Journal Article

In: Europhys. Lett., vol. 100, pp. 26008, 2012.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX

@article{Stadtmuller2012a,
title = {Orbital tomography for highly symmetric adsorbate systems},
author = {B. Stadtmüller and M. Willenbockel and E. M. Reinisch and T. Ules and F. C. Bocquet and S. Soubatch and P. Puschnig and G. Koller and M. G. Ramsey and F. S. Tautz and C. Kumpf},
doi = {10.1209/0295-5075/100/26008},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-01-01},
journal = {Europhys. Lett.},
volume = {100},
pages = {26008},
abstract = {Orbital tomography is a new and very powerful tool to analyze the angular distribution of a photoemission spectroscopy experiment. It was successfully used for organic adsorbate systems to identify (and consequently deconvolute) the contributions of specific molecular orbitals to the photoemission data. The technique was so far limited to surfaces with low symmetry like fcc(110) oriented surfaces, owing to the small number of rotational domains that occur on such surfaces. In this letter we overcome this limitation and present an orbital tomography study of a 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetra-carboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA) monolayer film adsorbed on Ag(111). Although this system exhibits twelve differently oriented molecules, the angular resolved photoemission data still allow a meaningful analysis of the different local density of states and reveal different electronic structures for symmetrically inequivalent molecules. We also discuss the precision of the orbital tomography technique in terms of counting statistics and linear regression fitting algorithm. Our results demonstrate that orbital tomography is not limited to low-symmetry surfaces, a finding which makes a broad field of complex adsorbate systems accessible to this powerful technique.},
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Orbital tomography is a new and very powerful tool to analyze the angular distribution of a photoemission spectroscopy experiment. It was successfully used for organic adsorbate systems to identify (and consequently deconvolute) the contributions of specific molecular orbitals to the photoemission data. The technique was so far limited to surfaces with low symmetry like fcc(110) oriented surfaces, owing to the small number of rotational domains that occur on such surfaces. In this letter we overcome this limitation and present an orbital tomography study of a 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetra-carboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA) monolayer film adsorbed on Ag(111). Although this system exhibits twelve differently oriented molecules, the angular resolved photoemission data still allow a meaningful analysis of the different local density of states and reveal different electronic structures for symmetrically inequivalent molecules. We also discuss the precision of the orbital tomography technique in terms of counting statistics and linear regression fitting algorithm. Our results demonstrate that orbital tomography is not limited to low-symmetry surfaces, a finding which makes a broad field of complex adsorbate systems accessible to this powerful technique.

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  • doi:10.1209/0295-5075/100/26008

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