Site dependence of the apparent shape of a molecule in scanning tunneling micoscope images: Benzene on Pt{111}
- 8 November 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 71 (19) , 3139-3142
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.71.3139
Abstract
We present scanning tunneling microscope images of benzene adsorbed on the Pt{111} surface. We find three distinct types of images for isolated benzene molecules, depending upon the benzene adsorption site. This site dependence is in agreement with recent theoretical calculations, and may limit the usefulness of the scanning tunneling microscope in elucidating the structures of adsorpted molecules.Keywords
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