Direct Observation of Twin van der Waals Molecular Chains

Fang, Siyuan; Zahl, Percy; Wang, Xuelong; Liu, Ping; Stacchiola, Dario; Hu, Yun Hang

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02914

Title: Direct Observation of Twin van der Waals Molecular Chains

Journal Article · 20 November 2023 · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02914 · OSTI ID:2246881

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Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

The van der Waals (vdW) assemblies are the most common structures of materials. However, directly mapping intermolecular electron clouds of a vdW assembly has never been obtained, even though the intramolecular electron clouds were visualized by atomic-resolution techniques. In this report, we unprecedently mapped the intermolecular electron cloud of the assembles of ethanol molecules via ethyl groups with noncontact atomic force microscopy at 5 K, leading to the first visualization of vdW molecular chains, in which ethanol molecules assemble into twin vdW molecular chains in a reverse parallel configuration on Ag(111) plane. Furthermore, spontaneous order-disorder transitions in the chain were dynamically observed, suggesting its unusual properties different from 2D vdW materials. In conclusion, these findings provide an "eye" to see the atomic world of vdW materials.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); ACS Petroleum Research Fund

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2246881

Report Number(s):: BNL--225081-2023-JAAM

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Journal Issue: 47 Vol. 14; ISSN 1948-7185

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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