Journal Article

FZJ-2014-05603

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Patterning a hydrogen-bonded molecular monolayer with a hand-controlled scanning probe microscope

Green, M. (Corresponding Author)FZJ* ; Esat, T.FZJ* ; Wagner, C.FZJ* ; Leinen, P.FZJ* ; Grötsch, A.FZJ* ; Tautz, F. S.FZJ* ; Temirov, R.FZJ*

2014
Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften Frankfurt, M.

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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/8054  doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.203

Abstract: One of the paramount goals in nanotechnology is molecular-scale functional design, which includes arranging molecules into complex structures at will. The first steps towards this goal were made through the invention of the scanning probe microscope (SPM), which put single-atom and single-molecule manipulation into practice for the first time. Extending the controlled manipulation to larger molecules is expected to multiply the potential of engineered nanostructures. Here we report an enhancement of the SPM technique that makes the manipulation of large molecular adsorbates much more effective. By using a commercial motion tracking system, we couple the movements of an operator's hand to the sub-angstrom precise positioning of an SPM tip. Literally moving the tip by hand we write a nanoscale structure in a monolayer of large molecules, thereby showing that our method allows for the successful execution of complex manipulation protocols even when the potential energy surface that governs the interaction behaviour of the manipulated nanoscale object(s) is largely unknown.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Funktionale Nanostrukturen an Oberflächen (PGI-3)
2. JARA-FIT (JARA-FIT)

Research Program(s):

1. 422 - Spin-based and quantum information (POF2-422) (POF2-422)

Appears in the scientific report 2014

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; ; ; ; Current Contents - Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences ; IF < 5 ; JCR ; Science Citation Index Expanded ; Thomson Reuters Master Journal List ; Web of Science Core Collection

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