Issue 9, 2024

STM/TERS observation of (M)-type diphenyl[7]thiaheterohelicene on Ag(111)

Abstract

The chiral recognition of a self-assembled structure of enantiopure (M)-type 2,13-diphenyl[7]thiaheterohelicene ((M)-Ph-[7]TH) was investigated on a Ag(111) substrate by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS). In contrast to previous research of thiaheterohelicene and its derivatives showing zigzag row formation on the Ag(111) substrate, the hexagonal ordered structure was observed by STM. The obtained TERS spectra of (M)-Ph-[7]TH were consistent with the Raman spectra calculated on the basis of density functional theory (DFT), which suggests that (M)-Ph-[7]TH was adsorbed on the substrate without decomposition. The sample bias voltage dependence of STM images combined with the calculated molecular orbitals of (M)-Ph-[7]TH indicates that a phenyl ring was observed as a protrusion at +3.0 V, whereas the helicene backbone was observed at +0.5 V. From these results, a possible model of the hexagonal structure was proposed. Owing to the phenyl ring, the van der Waals interaction between (M)-Ph-[7]TH and the substrate becomes strong. This leads to the formation of the hexagonal structure with the same symmetry as the substrate.

Graphical abstract: STM/TERS observation of (M)-type diphenyl[7]thiaheterohelicene on Ag(111)

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Nov 2023
Accepted
05 Feb 2024
First published
06 Feb 2024

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024,26, 7658-7663

STM/TERS observation of (M)-type diphenyl[7]thiaheterohelicene on Ag(111)

S. Kimura, T. Hattori, C. Ye, M. Okada, S. Kondo, Y. Sakurama, A. Saito, P. Krukowski, H. Osuga and Y. Kuwahara, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 7658 DOI: 10.1039/D3CP05813A

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