Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe

Sweetman, Adam and Stirling, Julian and Jarvis, Samuel Paul and Rahe, Philipp and Moriarty, Philip (2016) Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe. Physical review B, 94 (11). ISSN 2469-9950

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Abstract

It is generally accepted that the exposed surfaces of silicon crystals are highly reactive due to the dangling bonds which protrude into the vacuum. However, surface reconstruction not only modifies the reactivity of bulk silicon crystals, but also plays a key role in determining the properties of silicon nanocrystals. In this study we probe the reactivity of silicon clusters at the end of a scanning probe tip by examining their interaction with closed-shell fullerene molecules. Counter to intuitive expectations, many silicon clusters do not react strongly with the fullerene cage, and we find that only specific highly oriented clusters have sufficient reactivity to break open the existing carbon-carbon bonds.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Physical review B
Subjects:
?? ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPYCHEMICAL-STRUCTUREROOM-TEMPERATURESURFACERESOLUTIONSPECTROSCOPYMOLECULESI(111) ??
ID Code:
84615
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Deposited On:
07 Feb 2017 11:42
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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21 Sep 2023 02:10