Quantification of finite-temperature effects on adsorption geometries of π-conjugated molecules: azobenzene/Ag(111)

The adsorption structure of the molecular switch azobenzene on Ag(111) is investigated by a combination of normal incidence x-ray standing waves and dispersion-corrected density functional theory. The inclusion of nonlocal collective substrate response (screening) in the dispersion correction improv...

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Hauptverfasser: Mercurio, Giuseppe (VerfasserIn) , Maurer, R. J. (VerfasserIn) , Liu, W. (VerfasserIn) , Hagen, S. (VerfasserIn) , Leyssner, F. (VerfasserIn) , Tegeder, Petra (VerfasserIn) , Meyer, J. (VerfasserIn) , Tkatchenko, A. (VerfasserIn) , Soubatch, S. (VerfasserIn) , Reuter, K. (VerfasserIn) , Tautz, F. S. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 12 July 2013
In: Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics
Year: 2013, Jahrgang: 88, Heft: 3, Pages: 1-5
ISSN:1550-235X
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.88.035421
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.88.035421
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Verfasserangaben:G. Mercurio, R.J. Maurer, W. Liu, S. Hagen, F. Leyssner, P. Tegeder, J. Meyer, A. Tkatchenko, S. Soubatch, K. Reuter, and F.S. Tautz
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Zusammenfassung:The adsorption structure of the molecular switch azobenzene on Ag(111) is investigated by a combination of normal incidence x-ray standing waves and dispersion-corrected density functional theory. The inclusion of nonlocal collective substrate response (screening) in the dispersion correction improves the description of dense monolayers of azobenzene, which exhibit a substantial torsion of the molecule. Nevertheless, for a quantitative agreement with experiment explicit consideration of the effect of vibrational mode anharmonicity on the adsorption geometry is crucial.
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ISSN:1550-235X
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.88.035421