STM Spectroscopy of Star-Type Molecular Magnet

Authors

  • MS Alam Department of Physics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
  • FA Chowdhury Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, 4 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka
  • RW Saalfrank Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestr. 42, 91054 Erlangen
  • AV Postnikov Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, 4 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka
  • P Müller Physikalisches Institut III, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erwin-Rommel-Str.1, 91058 Erlangen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v60i1.10343

Abstract

In order to achieve a better understanding of how scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images of metallo-complexes are related to the geometric and electronic structure, we performed scanning microscopy (STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) techniques on [FeIIIFeIII 3L6] (L= N-methylaminediethanolate) star-type tetranuclear molecular magnet. The experiments were performed under ambient condition. We were able to image single molecule by STM with submolecular resolution. In our STS measurements we found a rather large signal at the positions of iron ion centers in the molecules. This direct addressing of metal centers was further confirmed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v60i1.10343  

Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. 60(1): 87-91 2012 (January)

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Published

2012-04-14

How to Cite

Alam, M., Chowdhury, F., Saalfrank, R., Postnikov, A., & Müller, P. (2012). STM Spectroscopy of Star-Type Molecular Magnet. Dhaka University Journal of Science, 60(1), 87–91. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v60i1.10343

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Vol. 60 No. 1 (2012)

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