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@ARTICLE{Esat:844653,
author = {Esat, Taner and Friedrich, Niklas and Tautz, F. Stefan and
Temirov, Ruslan},
title = {{A} standing molecule as a single-electron field emitter},
journal = {Nature},
volume = {558},
number = {7711},
issn = {0028-0836},
address = {London [u.a.]},
publisher = {Nature Publ. Group},
reportid = {FZJ-2018-02048},
pages = {573 - 576},
year = {2018},
abstract = {Scanning probe microscopy makes it possible to image and
spectroscopically characterize nanoscale objects, and to
manipulate1,2,3 and excite4,5,6,7,8 them; even time-resolved
experiments are now routinely achieved9,10. This combination
of capabilities has enabled proof-of-principle
demonstrations of nanoscale devices, including logic
operations based on molecular cascades11, a single-atom
transistor12, a single-atom magnetic memory cell13 and a
kilobyte atomic memory14. However, a key challenge is
fabricating device structures that can overcome their
attraction to the underlying surface and thus protrude from
the two-dimensional flatlands of the surface. Here we
demonstrate the fabrication of such a structure: we use the
tip of a scanning probe microscope to lift a large planar
aromatic molecule
(3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic-dianhydride) into an
upright, standing geometry on a pedestal of two metal
(silver) adatoms. This atypical and surprisingly stable
upright orientation of the single molecule, which under all
known circumstances adsorbs flat on metals15,16, enables the
system to function as a coherent single-electron field
emitter. We anticipate that other metastable adsorbate
configurations might also be accessible, thereby opening up
the third dimension for the design of functional
nanostructures on surfaces.},
cin = {PGI-3},
ddc = {070},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-3-20110106},
pnm = {142 - Controlling Spin-Based Phenomena (POF3-142)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-142},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:29950622},
UT = {WOS:000436594300057},
doi = {10.1038/s41586-018-0223-y},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/844653},
}