Discrimination of Bond Order in Organic Molecules Using Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Noncontact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) with a CO-functionalized tip can image submolecular structures through high-resolution images with the possibility of discriminating bond order. We employ real-space pseudopotential calculations to simulate nc-AFM images of molecules containing double (dibenzo(cd,n)naphtho(3,2,1,8-pqra)perylene (DBNP), hexabenzo(bc,ef,hi,kl,no,qr)coronene (HBC)) and triple (1,2-bis[2-(2-ethynylphenyl)ethynyl]-benzene (BEEB), 6-phenylhexa-1,3,5-triynylbenzene (PHTB)) bonds. We find (1) triple bonds can be unambiguously distinguished from other interatomic interactions based on a characteristic image and (2) the degree of double bond character can be directly determined from the image. We propose that large lateral forces acting on the tip may induce specific image distortions in the cases of DBNP and BEEB.