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  • Title: Adsorption and switching properties of a N-benzylideneaniline based molecular switch on a Au(111) surface.
    Author: Ovári L, Luo Y, Leyssner F, Haag R, Wolf M, Tegeder P.
    Journal: J Chem Phys; 2010 Jul 28; 133(4):044707. PubMed ID: 20687676.
    Abstract:
    High resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy has been employed to analyze the adsorption geometry and the photoisomerization ability of the molecular switch carboxy-benzylideneaniline (CBA) adsorbed on Au(111). CBA on Au(111) adopts a planar (trans) configuration in the first monolayer (ML) as well as for higher coverages (up to 6 ML), in contrast to the strongly nonplanar geometry of the molecule in solution. Illumination with UV light of CBA in direct contact with the Au(111) surface (<or=1 ML) caused no changes in the vibrational structure, whereas at higher coverages (>1 ML) pronounced modifications of vibrational features were observed, which we assign to a trans-->cis isomerization. Thermal activation induced the back reaction to trans-CBA. We propose that the photoisomerization is driven by a direct (intramolecular) electronic excitation of the adsorbed CBA molecules in the second ML (and above) analogous to CBA in the liquid phase.
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