A Chiral Metal Surface

Abstract
Pronounced surface restructuring leads to the formation of chiral kink sites when a chiral molecular overlayer (2,5,8,11,14,17-hexa-(tert-butyl)decacyclene) is adsorbed onto an extended, flat metal surface (Cu{110}). The process is proposed to happen as a result of the adsorbed molecule inducing chirality in the achiral surface.