Comparative study of phenol and thiophenol adsorption on Cu(110)
Comparative study of phenol and thiophenol adsorption on Cu(110)
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DOI:
10.1063/1.4815968
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发表时间:
2013-07-28
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4.4
通讯作者:
Aruga, T.
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作者:
Kitaguchi, Y.;Habuka, S.;Aruga, T.
Adsorption of phenol and thiophenol (benzenethiol) on Cu(110) is investigated by a scanning tunneling microscope and electron energy loss spectroscopy. Phenol adsorbs intact and forms a cyclic trimer at 78 K. It is dehydrogenated to yield a phenoxy (C6H5O) group at 300 K. On the other hand, thiophenol is dehydrogenated to a thiophenoxy (C6H5S) group even at 78 K. Both products are bonded via chalcogen atom to the short-bridge site with the phenyl ring oriented nearly parallel to the surface. The C6H5O and C6H5S groups are preferentially assembled into the chains along the [001] and [1 (1) over bar2] directions, respectively. Dipole-dipole interaction is responsible for the chain growth, while the chain direction is ruled by the steric repulsion between chalcogen atoms and adjacent phenyl ring. This work demonstrates a crucial role of chalcogen atom of phenol species in their overlayer growth on the surface. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.