摘要
The adsorption and electronic properties of isolated cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) molecule on an ultrathin layer of NaC1 have been investigated. High-resolution STM images give a detailed picture of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of an isolated CoPc. It is shown that the NaC1 ultrathin layer efficiently decouples the interaction of the molecules from the underneath metal substrate, which makes it an ideal substrate for studying the properties of single molecules. Moreover, strong dependence of the appearance of the molecules on the sample bias in the region of relatively high bias (〉 3.1 V) is ascribed to the image potential states (IPSs) of NaCI/Cu(100), which may provide us with a possible method to fabricate quantum storage devices.
The adsorption and electronic properties of isolated cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) molecule on an ultrathin layer of NaC1 have been investigated. High-resolution STM images give a detailed picture of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of an isolated CoPc. It is shown that the NaC1 ultrathin layer efficiently decouples the interaction of the molecules from the underneath metal substrate, which makes it an ideal substrate for studying the properties of single molecules. Moreover, strong dependence of the appearance of the molecules on the sample bias in the region of relatively high bias (〉 3.1 V) is ascribed to the image potential states (IPSs) of NaCI/Cu(100), which may provide us with a possible method to fabricate quantum storage devices.
基金
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.21203239 and 21311120059)
RFBR(Grant No.13-02-91180)