EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R44676/01 |
Title: |
Dissection of Individual Molecules with the STM |
Principal Investigator: |
Palmer, Professor RE |
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Department: |
School of Physics and Astronomy |
Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
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ROPA |
Starts: |
01 October 2001 |
Ends: |
30 September 2003 |
Value (£): |
101,918
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
The capabilities of the scanning tunnelling microscope as a precise tool for the manipulation of atoms and molecules are well known, but most experiments have been conducted at cryogenic temperatures. In this project the tip of the STM is regarded as a local electron source with which to populate, in a tunable fashion, the resonant states of polyatomic molecules chemisorbed on surfaces at room temperature. Feasibility experiments with chlorobenzene chemisorbed on the Si (111)-(7 x 7) surface establish tunable, bond selective dissociation by the tip. The project will explore both the mechanism and the limits of such room temperature molecular dissection .
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Organisation Website: |
http://www.bham.ac.uk |