Scanning tunneling microscopy experiments on single molecular landers.
Molecular landers are molecules comprising of a central rigid molecular wire maintained above a metallic surface by organic spacers, which allows specific ultrahigh vacuum-scanning tunneling microscopy experiments to be performed at the single-molecule level. The understanding of the molecule-surface interactions, intramolecular mechanics, and the possibility to perform extremely precise tip-induced manipulation permit these molecules to be brought in contact with a nanoelectrode and the resulting electronic interaction to be analyzed in well controlled conditions.
Moresco
Francesca
F
Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
Gourdon
André
A
D004581:Electronics; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling / Q000379:methods*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology; D014618:Vacuum