Variations of vibronic states in densely-packed structures of molecules with intramolecular dipoles

Autor: Trishin, Sergey, Lotze, Christian, Richter, Johanna, Reecht, Gael, Krane, Nils, Rietsch, Philipp, Eigler, Siegfried, Franke, Katharina J.
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Phys. Stat. Sol. A, 2300105 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.202300105
Popis: Electrostatic potentials strongly affect molecular energy levels and charge states, providing the fascinating opportunity of molecular gating. Their influence on molecular vibrations remains less explored. Here, we investigate Ethyl-Diaminodicyanoquinone molecules on a monolayer of MoS$_2$ on Au(111) using scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy and spectroscopy. These molecules exhibit a large dipole moment in gas phase, which we find to (partially) persist on the MoS$_2$ monolayer. The self-assembled structures consist of chains, where the dipoles of neighboring molecules are aligned anti-parallel. Thanks to the decoupling efficiency of the molecular states from the metal by the MoS$_2$ interlayer, we resolve vibronic states of the molecules, which vary in intensity depending on the molecular surrounding. We suggest that the vibrations are strongly damped by electrostatic interactions with the environment.
Databáze: arXiv