Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd ORCA
Online Research @ Cardiff 
WelshClear Cookie - decide language by browser settings

Tailoring large pores of porphyrin networks on Ag(111) by metal-organic coordination

Bischoff, Felix, He, Yuanqin, Seufert, Knud, Stassen, Daphne, Bonifazi, Davide ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5717-0121, Barth, Johannes V. and Auwärter, Willi 2016. Tailoring large pores of porphyrin networks on Ag(111) by metal-organic coordination. Chemistry - a European Journal 22 (43) , pp. 15298-15306. 10.1002/chem.201602154

[thumbnail of MS_Chem201602154.pdf]
Preview
PDF - Accepted Post-Print Version
Download (993kB) | Preview

Abstract

The engineering of nanoarchitectures to achieve tailored properties relevant for macroscopic devices is a key motivation of organometallic surface science. To this end, understanding the role of molecular functionalities in structure formation and adatom coordination is of great importance. In this study, the differences in formation of Cu-mediated metal–organic coordination networks based on two pyridyl- and cyano-bearing free-base porphyrins on Ag(111) are elucidated by use of low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Distinct coordination networks evolve via different pathways upon codeposition of Cu adatoms. The cyano-terminated module directly forms 2D porous networks featuring fourfold-coordinated Cu nodes. By contrast, the pyridyl species engage in twofold coordination with Cu and a fully reticulated 2D network featuring a pore size exceeding 3 nm2 only evolves via an intermediate structure based on 1D coordination chains. The STM data and complementary Monte Carlo simulations reveal that these distinct network architectures originate from spatial constraints at the coordination centers. Cu adatoms are also shown to form two- and fourfold monoatomic coordination nodes with monotopic nitrogen-terminated linkers on the very same metal substrate—a versatility that is not achieved by other 3d transition metal centers but consistent with 3D coordination chemistry. This study discloses how specific molecular functionalities can be applied to tailor coordination architectures and highlights the potential of Cu as coordination center in such low-dimensional structures on surfaces.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Chemistry
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher: WileyBlackwell
ISSN: 0947-6539
Funders: European Research Council
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 12 September 2016
Date of Acceptance: 4 September 2016
Last Modified: 07 Jan 2024 20:04
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/94439

Citation Data

Cited 29 times in Scopus. View in Scopus. Powered By Scopus® Data

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item Edit Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics