Visually Constructing the Chemical Structure of a Single Molecule by Scanning Raman Picoscopy

Autor: Zhang, Yao, Yang, Ben, Ghafoor, Atif, Zhang, Yang, Zhang, Yu-Fan, Wang, Rui-Pu, Yang, Jin-Long, Luo, Yi, Dong, Zhen-Chao, Hou, J. G.
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: National Science Review, 6, 1169, 2019
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwz180
Popis: The strong spatial confinement of a nanocavity plasmonic field has made it possible to visualize the inner structure of a single molecule and even to distinguish its vibrational modes in real space. With such ever-improved spatial resolution, it is anticipated that full vibrational imaging of a molecule could be achieved to reveal molecular structural details. Here we demonstrate full Raman images of individual vibrational modes on the {\AA}ngstr\"om level for a single Mg-porphine molecule, revealing distinct characteristics of each vibrational mode in real space. Furthermore, by exploiting the underlying interference effect and Raman fingerprint database, we propose a new methodology for structural determination, coined as scanning Raman picoscopy, to show how such ultrahigh-resolution spectromicroscopic vibrational images can be used to visually assemble the chemical structure of a single molecule through a simple Lego-like building process.
Databáze: arXiv