title: Tip-induced chemical manipulation of metal porphyrins at a liquid/solid interface.
abstract: Changing abruptly the potential between a scanning tunneling microscope tip and a graphite substrate induces "high-conductance" spots at the molecular level in a monolayer formed by a manganese chloride-porphyrin molecule. These events are attributed to the pulse-induced formation of μ-oxo-porphyrin dimers. The pulse voltage must pass a certain threshold for dimer formation, and pulse polarity determines the yield.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven-University of Leuven , Celestijnenlaan 200-F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Duncan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: den Boer
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iavicoli
authors.forename: Jinne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adisoejoso
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uji-i
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van der Auweraer
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Amabilino
authors.forename: Johannes A A W
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Elemans
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Feyter