Title: Molecular nanoscience and engineering on surfaces

Authors: Willi Auwarter, Agustin Schiffrin, Alexander Weber-Bargioni, Yan Pennec, Andreas Riemann, Johannes V. Barth

Addresses: Departments of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Physik Department E20, Technische Universitat Munchen, D-85748 Garching, Germany. ' Departments of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. ' Departments of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. ' Departments of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. ' Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9164, USA. ' Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Physik Department E20, Technische Universitat Munchen, D-85748 Garching, Germany

Abstract: Molecular engineering of low-dimensional materials exploiting controlled self-assembly and positioning of individual atoms or molecules at surfaces opens up new pathways to control matter at the nanoscale. Our research thus focuses on the study of functional molecules and supramolecular architectures on metal substrates. As principal experimental tools we employ low-temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy. Here we review recent studies in our lab at UBC: controlled manipulation of single CO molecules, self-assembled biomolecular nanogratings on Ag(111) and their use for electron confinement, as well as the organisation, conformation, metalation and electronic structure of adsorbed porphyrins.

Keywords: nanochemistry; self-assembly; scanning tunnelling microscopy; STM; supramolecular engineering; surface chemistry; porphyrins; methionine; nanotechnology; molecular nanoscience; molecular engineering; biomolecular nanogratings.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2008.019836

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2008 Vol.5 No.9/10/11/12, pp.1171 - 1193

Published online: 09 Aug 2008 *

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