Determination of the structure and geometry of N-heterocyclic carbenes on Au(111) using high-resolution spectroscopy

• DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03502d
• Publication Date: 2018-11-05T13:40:56Z
• Authors: Giacomo Lovat; Evan A. Doud; Deyu Lu; Gregor Kladnik; Michael S. Inkpen; Michael L. Steige...; Dean Cvetko; Mark S. Hybertsen; Alberto Morgante; Xavier Roy; Latha Venkataraman
• Keywords: TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS; ANCHORS; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences; Chemistry; SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; AU; METAL-COMPLEXES; LIGANDS; SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; METAL-COMPLEXES; AU; LIGANDS; ANCHORS; SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; METAL-COMPLEXES; AU; STABILIZATION; RELEVANT; LIGANDS; ANCHORS

The geometry and bonding of N-heterocyclic carbenes to metal surfaces depends on the substituents N-atoms.