AVS 53rd International Symposium
    Nanometer-scale Science and Technology Thursday Sessions
       Session NS-ThP

Paper NS-ThP1
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Dinuclear Metal-Complex Molecules

Thursday, November 16, 2006, 5:30 pm, Room 3rd Floor Lobby

Session: Nanoscale Science and Technology Poster Session
Presenter: S. Guo, University of Notre Dame
Authors: S. Guo, University of Notre Dame
Z.Q. Wei, University of Notre Dame
S.A. Kandel, University of Notre Dame
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Scanning tunneling microscopy is employed to study the adsorption of dinuclear metal-complex molecules on a variety of substrates under ultra-high-vacuum conditions. These investigations are focused on the applicability of such molecules in quantum cellular automata-based molecular devices. These large molecules can show surprisingly strong interactions with the underlying substrate, leading to stable binding at room temperature and, in some cases, molecular orientation commensurate with the surface lattice. Direct molecular manipulation using the STM tip provides additional information about stability and binding, as well as indicating the feasibility of simple molecular device assembly.