Chin. Phys. Lett.  2022, Vol. 39 Issue (11): 116401    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/39/11/116401
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Dehydrogenation Induced Formation of Chiral Core-Shell Arrays of Melamine on Ag(111)
Hexu Zhang1,2, Yuanhao Lyu1,2, Wenqi Hu1,2, Lan Chen1,2,3, Yi-Qi Zhang1,3*, and Kehui Wu1,2,3*
1Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
2School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
3Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
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Hexu Zhang, Yuanhao Lyu, Wenqi Hu et al  2022 Chin. Phys. Lett. 39 116401
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Abstract The structural evolution of supramolecular phases of melamine on Ag(111) surface as a function of annealing temperature is investigated by employing low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (LT-STM/STS). It is found that partial deprotonation of the melamine molecules leads to formation of distinct types of ordered supramolecular arrangements. Apart from two previously reported phases ($\alpha$ and $\beta$), a new phase comprising arrays of close-packed hexagonal core-shell-type clusters is identified for the first time. Based on high-resolution STM images as well as structural modeling, we show that the new phase presents a two-level hierarchical order and chirality is expressed at both levels. Using STS characterization, we further reveal that the chiral arrangement of the clusters confines surface electrons into a honeycomb pathway with handedness, which could give rise to novel interfacial electronic properties such as Dirac fermions as well as flat band.
Received: 07 September 2022      Published: 19 October 2022
PACS:  64.75.Yz (Self-assembly)  
  68.37.Ef (Scanning tunneling microscopy (including chemistry induced with STM))  
  68.35.-p (Solid surfaces and solid-solid interfaces: structure and energetics)  
  68.55.am (Polymers and organics)  
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