Mixing of Electronic States in Pentacene Adsorption on Copper

Andrea Ferretti, Chiara Baldacchini, Arrigo Calzolari, Rosa Di Felice, Alice Ruini, Elisa Molinari, and Maria Grazia Betti
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 046802 – Published 25 July 2007

Abstract

By combining experimental and theoretical approaches, we study the adsorption of pentacene on copper as a model for the coupling between aromatic molecules and metal surfaces. Our results for the interface electronic structure are not compatible with a purely physisorption picture, which is conventionally employed for such systems. Nay, we demonstrate electronic mixing between molecular orbitals and metal electronic states.

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  • Received 25 August 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.046802

©2007 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Andrea Ferretti1,2,*, Chiara Baldacchini3, Arrigo Calzolari2, Rosa Di Felice2, Alice Ruini1,2, Elisa Molinari1,2, and Maria Grazia Betti3

  • 1Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, I-41100 Modena, Italy
  • 2INFM-CNR-S3, National Center on nanoStructures and bioSystems at Surfaces, I-41100 Modena, Italy
  • 3Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza, Piazzale le A. Moro 2, I-00185 Roma, Italy

  • *Corresponding author. ferretti.andrea@unimore.it

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Vol. 99, Iss. 4 — 27 July 2007

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