title: Direct observation of chiral metal-organic complexes assembled on a Cu100 surface.
abstract: We report single-molecule level STM observations of chiral complexes generated by the assembly of achiral components at a metal surface. Following co-deposition of iron atoms and 1,3,5-tricarboxylic benzoic acid (trimesic acid, TMA) on Cu(100) in ultrahigh vaccum, TMA molecules react with the metal centers, and metal-ligand interactions stabilize R and S chiral complexes which are clearly distinguished by STM.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörpeforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dmitriev
authors.forename: Nian
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hannes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spillmann
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: Johannes V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kern