Publication detail

Functionalization of Open Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Templates through the Selective Incorporation of Metal Atoms

ČECHAL, J. KLEY, C. KUMAGAI, T. SCHRAMM, F. RUBEN, M. STEPANOW, S. KERN, K.

Original Title

Functionalization of Open Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Templates through the Selective Incorporation of Metal Atoms

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

Surface-confined molecular networks can serve as templates to steer the adsorption and organization of secondary ligands, metal atoms, and clusters. Here, the incorporation of Ni atoms and clusters into open two-dimensional robust metal–organic templates self-assembled from butadiyne dibenzoic acid molecules and Fe atoms on Au(111) and Ag(100) surfaces is investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy. The metal substrate plays a crucial role in the interaction of Ni atoms with the metal–organic host networks. On Ag(100) the metal–organic template steers the growth of Ni clusters underneath the network pattern near the central butadiyne moiety. In contrast, on Au(111) Ni interacts preferentially with the benzene rings forming size-limited clusters inside the network cavities. Thereby, on both surfaces Ni clusters consisting of a few atoms with both high areal density and thermal stability up to 450 K are realized. The Ni-functionalized networks enable the coordination of additional molecules into the open structures demonstrating the utilization of selective interactions for the assembly of multicomponent architectures at different organizational stages.

Keywords

metal-organic coordination networks; metal surfaces; metal clusters; self-assembly; scanning tunneling microscopy; ultra-high vacuum

Authors

ČECHAL, J.; KLEY, C.; KUMAGAI, T.; SCHRAMM, F.; RUBEN, M.; STEPANOW, S.; KERN, K.

RIV year

2013

Released

23. 4. 2013

ISBN

1932-7447

Periodical

Journal of Physical Chemistry C (print)

Year of study

117

Number

17

State

United States of America

Pages from

8871

Pages to

8877

Pages count

7

BibTex

@article{BUT99526,
  author="Jan {Čechal} and Charistopher S. {Kley} and Takashi {Kumagai} and Frank {Schramm} and Mario {Ruben} and Sebastian {Stepanow} and Klaus {Kern}",
  title="Functionalization of Open Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Templates through the Selective Incorporation of Metal Atoms",
  journal="Journal of Physical Chemistry C (print)",
  year="2013",
  volume="117",
  number="17",
  pages="8871--8877",
  issn="1932-7447"
}