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Mo(CO)6 dissociation on Cu(111) stimulated by a Scanning Tunneling Microscope

Sylvie BourgeoisBruno DomenichiniM. PetukhovPeter Krüger

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Hexagonal crystal systemSuperlatticechemistry.chemical_elementSurfaces and InterfacesCondensed Matter PhysicsCopperMolybdenum hexacarbonylDissociation (chemistry)Surfaces Coatings and Filmslaw.inventionchemistry.chemical_compoundCrystallographychemistrylawMonolayerMaterials ChemistrySurface structureScanning tunneling microscope

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Abstract The surface of Cu(111) was exposed to molybdenum hexacarbonyl Mo(CO)6 with monolayer coverage at temperature 160 K and studied by a Scanning Tunneling Microscope. The monolayer structure has a hexagonal arrangement and forms a (√7 × √7) R19 superlattice on the copper (111) plane. Upon repeated scanning the monolayer is transformed into a (1 × 2) superstructure with 3-fold oriented domains. The domains of (1 × 2) superstructure can change orientation under scanning according to 3-fold surface symmetry. From analysis of the domain mobility, it follows that CO groups of carbonyl fragments are organized in the (1 × 2) superstructure conditioning the domain reorientation. The observed structure transformation under scanning is a result of stimulated dissociation of molybdenum hexacarbonyl on the copper surface.

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2013-11-01Surface Science
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2013.07.028