Orientational Ordering of Nonplanar Phthalocyanines on Cu(111): Strength and Orientation of the Electric Dipole Moment

Abstract

In order to investigate the orientational ordering of molecular dipoles and the associated electronic properties, we studied the adsorption of chlorogallium phthalocyanine molecules (GaClPc, Pc=C_32N_8H_16) on Cu(111) using the X-ray standing wave technique, photoelectron spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations. We find that for sub-monolayer coverages on Cu(111) the majority of GaClPc molecules adsorb in a 'Cl-down' configuration by forming a covalent bond to the substrate. For bilayer coverages the XSW data indicate a co-existence of the 'Cl-down' and 'Cl-up' configuration on the substrate. The structural details established for both cases and supplementary calculations of the adsorbate system allow us to analyze the observed change of the work function.

4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett

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