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Title: Well-ordered monolayers of alkali-doped coronene and picene: Molecular arrangements and electronic structures

Abstract

Adsorptions of alkali metals (such as K and Li) on monolayers of coronene and picene realize the formation of ordered phases, which serve as well-defined model systems for metal-intercalated aromatic superconductors. Upon alkali-doping of the monolayers of coronene and picene, scanning tunneling microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed the rearrangement of the entire molecular layer. The K-induced reconstruction of both monolayers resulted in the formation of a structure with a herringbone-like arrangement of molecules, suggesting the intercalation of alkali metals between molecular planes. Upon reconstruction, a shift in both the vacuum level and core levels of coronene was observed as a result of a charge transfer from alkali metals to coronene. In addition, a new density of states near the Fermi level was formed in both the doped coronene and the doped picene monolayers. This characteristic electronic feature of the ordered monolayer has been also reported in the multilayer picene films, ensuring that the present monolayer can model the properties of the metal-intercalated aromatic hydrocarbons. It is suggested that the electronic structure near the Fermi level is sensitive to the molecular arrangement, and that both the strict control and determinations of the molecular structure in the doped phase should bemore » important for the determination of the electronic structure of these materials.« less

Authors:
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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22419903
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 141; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ADSORPTION; ALKALI METALS; AROMATICS; CLATHRATES; CONTROL; DENSITY; DOPED MATERIALS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FERMI LEVEL; FILMS; LAYERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY

Citation Formats

Yano, M., Endo, M., Hasegawa, Y., Okada, R., Yamada, Y., E-mail: yamada@bk.tsukuba.ac.jp, and Sasaki, M. Well-ordered monolayers of alkali-doped coronene and picene: Molecular arrangements and electronic structures. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4887776.
Yano, M., Endo, M., Hasegawa, Y., Okada, R., Yamada, Y., E-mail: yamada@bk.tsukuba.ac.jp, & Sasaki, M. Well-ordered monolayers of alkali-doped coronene and picene: Molecular arrangements and electronic structures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4887776
Yano, M., Endo, M., Hasegawa, Y., Okada, R., Yamada, Y., E-mail: yamada@bk.tsukuba.ac.jp, and Sasaki, M. 2014. "Well-ordered monolayers of alkali-doped coronene and picene: Molecular arrangements and electronic structures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4887776.
@article{osti_22419903,
title = {Well-ordered monolayers of alkali-doped coronene and picene: Molecular arrangements and electronic structures},
author = {Yano, M. and Endo, M. and Hasegawa, Y. and Okada, R. and Yamada, Y., E-mail: yamada@bk.tsukuba.ac.jp and Sasaki, M.},
abstractNote = {Adsorptions of alkali metals (such as K and Li) on monolayers of coronene and picene realize the formation of ordered phases, which serve as well-defined model systems for metal-intercalated aromatic superconductors. Upon alkali-doping of the monolayers of coronene and picene, scanning tunneling microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed the rearrangement of the entire molecular layer. The K-induced reconstruction of both monolayers resulted in the formation of a structure with a herringbone-like arrangement of molecules, suggesting the intercalation of alkali metals between molecular planes. Upon reconstruction, a shift in both the vacuum level and core levels of coronene was observed as a result of a charge transfer from alkali metals to coronene. In addition, a new density of states near the Fermi level was formed in both the doped coronene and the doped picene monolayers. This characteristic electronic feature of the ordered monolayer has been also reported in the multilayer picene films, ensuring that the present monolayer can model the properties of the metal-intercalated aromatic hydrocarbons. It is suggested that the electronic structure near the Fermi level is sensitive to the molecular arrangement, and that both the strict control and determinations of the molecular structure in the doped phase should be important for the determination of the electronic structure of these materials.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4887776},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22419903}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
issn = {0021-9606},
number = 3,
volume = 141,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}