• 文献标题:   Non-covalent control of spin-state in metal-organic complex by positioning on N-doped graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DE LA TORRE B, SVEC M, HAPALA P, REDONDO J, KREJCI O, LO R, MANNA D, SARMAH A, NACHTIGALLOVA D, TUCEK J, BLONSKI P, OTYEPKA M, ZBORIL R, HOBZA P, JELINEK P
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Czech Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   14
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41467-018-05163-y
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Nitrogen doping of graphene significantly affects its chemical properties, which is particularly important in molecular sensing and electrocatalysis applications. However, detailed insight into interaction between N-dopant and molecules at the atomic scale is currently lacking. Here we demonstrate control over the spin state of a single iron(II) phthalocyanine molecule by its positioning on N-doped graphene. The spin transition was driven by weak intermixing between orbitals with z-component of N-dopant (p(z) of N-dopant) and molecule (d(xz), d(yz), d(z)(2)) with subsequent reordering of the Fe d-orbitals. The transition was accompanied by an electron density redistribution within the molecule, sensed by atomic force microscopy with CO-functionalized tip. This demonstrates the unique capability of the high-resolution imaging technique to discriminate between different spin states of single molecules. Moreover, we present a method for triggering spin state transitions and tuning the electronic properties of molecules through weak non-covalent interaction with suitably functionalized graphene.