The Journal of Physical Chemistry C’s cover story
Our work "Chemical Characterization of a Three-Dimensional Double-Decker Molecule on a Surface via Scanning-Tunneling-Microscopy-Based Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy" is featured on The Journal of Physical Chemistry C's cover today! In this article, we studied three-dimensional double-decker building blocks which are promising systems in molecular spintronics due to their built-in spin and charge functionality. We incorporated tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy to chemically identify the molecular adsorption configurations and self-assembly formation processes. The non-resonance Raman fingerprint of the adsorbed molecules was complemented by the density functional theory simulation, realizing the full potential of this technique.
S. Mahapatra, J. F. Schultz, L. Li, X. Zhang, and N. Jiang, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126, 20, 8734–8741 (2022).