• 文献标题:   Noninvasive coupling of PbPc monolayers to epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001)
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   NGUYEN TTN, APROJANZ J, JAGER M, HA NGUYEN TN, TEGENKAMP C
  • 作者关键词:   pbpc adsorption, graphene, stm, transport, proximity
  • 出版物名称:   SURFACE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0039-6028 EI 1879-2758
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tech Univ Chemnitz
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.susc.2019.04.003
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Proximity coupling is discussed as a promising approach to tune further graphene's properties. Organic pi-conjugated molecules couple per se weakly to surfaces and the class of phthalocyanines provides manifold possibilities for molecular functionalization. We have investigated the adsorption of lead phthalocyanine (PbPc) on epitaxial graphene by means of scanning tunneling microscopy and in-situ electronic transport measurements in order to quantify both a molecular charge transfer and modifications of the carrier mobility in graphene. Compared to other metallic surfaces, monolayer structures of PbPc adsorbed on graphene solely pointing upwards, apparently, due to the antibonding character of the Pb-states with the p(z)-orbitals of graphene. The squared lattice of the molecular layer is not commensurate with the honeycomb lattice of graphene and the PbPc molecules are slightly tilted, thus forming a chiral monolayer structure. Despite this interaction with graphene, the charge state of the molecule as well as the mobility of the charge carriers in graphene are not altered. Therefore, monolayer structures of Pb molecules are promising candidates for proximity studies in graphene.