title: STM manipulation of a subphthalocyanine double-wheel molecule on Au(111).
abstract: A new class of double-wheel molecules is manipulated on a Au(111) surface by the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) at low temperature. The double-wheel molecule consists of two subphthalocyanine wheels connected by a central rotation carbon axis. Each of the subphthalocyanine wheels has a nitrogen tag to monitor its intramolecular rolling during an STM manipulation sequence. The position of the tag can be followed by STM, allowing us to distinguish between the different lateral movements of the molecule on the surface when manipulated by the STM tip.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohmann
authors.forename: Henri-Pierre
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Jacquot de Rouville
authors.forename: Gwénaël
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rapenne
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ample
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Joachim
authors.forename: Gianaurelio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cuniberti
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moresco
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D054833:Isoindoles; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008846:Micromanipulation / Q000379:methods*; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D054833:Isoindoles; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D006046:Gold; C013647:phthalocyanine