Coverage- and Temperature-Dependent Metalation and Dehydrogenation of Tetraphenylporphyrin on Cu(111)

Röckert M, Franke M, Tariq Q, Ditze S, Stark MW, Uffinger P, Wechsler D, Singh U, Xiao J, Marbach H, Steinrück HP, Lytken O (2014)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2014

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Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag

Book Volume: 20

Pages Range: 8948--8953

Volume: 20

Issue: 29

Journal Issue: 29

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201402420

Abstract

Using temperature-programmed desorption, supported by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy, a comprehensive overview of the main reactions of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphyrin (2HTPP) on Cu(111) as a function of coverage and temperature is obtained. Three reactions were identified: metalation with Cu substrate atoms, stepwise partial dehydrogenation, and finally complete dehydrogenation. At low coverage the reactions are independent of coverage, but at higher coverage metalation becomes faster and partial dehydrogenation slower. This behavior is explained by a weaker interaction between the iminic nitrogen atoms and the Cu(111) surface in the high-coverage checkerboard structure, leading to faster metalation, and the stabilizing effect of T-type interactions in the [Cu(TPP)] islands formed at high coverage after metalation, leading to slower dehydrogenation. Based on the amount of hydrogen released and the appearance in STM, a structure of the partially dehydrogenated molecule is suggested.

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Röckert, M., Franke, M., Tariq, Q., Ditze, S., Stark, M.W., Uffinger, P.,... Lytken, O. (2014). Coverage- and Temperature-Dependent Metalation and Dehydrogenation of Tetraphenylporphyrin on Cu(111). Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(29), 8948--8953. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201402420

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Röckert, Michael, et al. "Coverage- and Temperature-Dependent Metalation and Dehydrogenation of Tetraphenylporphyrin on Cu(111)." Chemistry - A European Journal 20.29 (2014): 8948--8953.

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