Investigation of intermolecular interactions in perylene films on Au(111) by infrared spectroscopy.
Intermolecular interactions in crystalline perylene films on Au(111) have been investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Dimer modes of vibrations are observed in the crystalline film, in contrast to the monomer modes found for isolated perylene molecules. These dimers are formed via hydrogen bonding in the sandwich herringbone structure of the crystalline α-phase. Davydov splitting of both the monomer and the dimer modes is observed due to resonance dynamic intermolecular interaction. The splitting of monomer modes into three distinct vibrations and the occurrence of the dimer modes confirm that the film crystallizes in the α phase, which is in line with the x-ray diffraction results. The frequency shift and band broadening at elevated temperature have been attributed to the cubic and quartic anharmonic interactions.
Institute of Physics(IA), RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany. li.ding@physik.tu-chemnitz.de
Li
L
Ding
Philip
P
Schulz
Azadeh
A
Farahzadi
Kostiantyn V
KV
Shportko
Matthias
M
Wuttig