Interaction control between endohedral metallofullerene and metal substrate by introducing alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer.
The interaction control between endohedral metallofullerenes and a metal substrate has been demonstrated by introducing hexanethiol, octanethiol, and decanethiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) as the interlayer. We observe the electric properties of terbium endohedral metallofullerenes (Tb@C82) on alkanethiol SAMs with different chain lengths by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS). Based on the comparison of the high-resolution STM images of a Tb@C82 molecule on hexanethiol and octanethiol SAMs, the interaction between Tb@C82 and a hexanethiol SAM is found to be larger than that between Tb@C82 and an octanethiol SAM; this is because at 68 K, the rotational states of Tb@C82 terminate only on the hexanethiol SAM. Furthermore, we find that the tunneling current-voltage characteristics of Tb@C82 on the hexanethiol SAM show the rectifying effects that are also caused by the molecular energy level shifts of Tb@C82 molecules due to the large interaction.
Yasutake
Yuhsuke
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Department of Physical Electronics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan.
Shi
Zujin
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Okazaki
Toshiya
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Shinohara
Hisanori
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Majima
Yutaka
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D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D013725:Terbium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors
D000473:Alkanes; D037741:Fullerenes; D008670:Metals; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D013725:Terbium