title: Porphyrin metalation providing an example of a redox reaction facilitated by a surface reconstruction.
abstract: The presence of an oxygen reconstruction on the Cu(001) surface results in the self-metalation of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin (2HTPP) below room temperature (at ~285 K), in contrast to 2HTPP on the bare Cu(001) substrate, where a temperature of ~450 K is required. This study demonstrates the decisive impact of a surface reconstruction on the redox reaction in the solvent-free ultra-high vacuum environment.
authors: Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Nowakowski
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Wäckerlin
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Girovsky
authors: Dorota
authors: D
authors: Siewert
authors: Thomas A
authors: TA
authors: Jung
authors: Nirmalya
authors: N
authors: Ballav