title: STM-based molecular detection of "catch-and-release" of protons for bipyridine bound to phenylene-ethynylene thiol.
abstract: The protonation/deprotonation response of a novel bipyridine containing (phenylene-ethynylene) thiol adsorbed to a Au surface was investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), showing reversible changes in the average heights (approximately 50 spots) and the height distribution arising from protonation/deprotonation.
authors.affiliation: Nanoarchitectonics Research Center (NARC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan. e-koyama@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuhisa
authors.forename: Abdelhak
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belaissaoui
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagawa
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanesato