Ammonia adsorption on iron phthalocyanine on Au(111): Influence on adsorbate-substrate coupling and molecular spin

作者：Isvoranu Cristina; Wang Bin; Ataman Evren; Schulte Karina; Knudsen Jan; Andersen Jesper N; Bocquet Marie Laure; Schnadt Joachim^*

来源：Journal of Chemical Physics, 2011, 134(11): 114710.

DOI：10.1063/1.3563635

The adsorption of ammonia on Au(111)-supported monolayers of iron phthalocyanine has been investigated by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, x-ray absorption spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations. The ammonia-induced changes of the x-ray photoemission lines show that a dative bond is formed between ammonia and the iron center of the phthalocyanine molecules, and that the local spin on the iron atom is quenched. This is confirmed by density functional theory, which also shows that the bond between the iron center of the metalorganic complex and the Au(111) substrate is weakened upon adsorption of ammonia. The experimental results further show that additional adsorption sites exist for ammonia on the iron phthalocyanine monolayer.

• 出版日期2011-3-21