Light-Induced Subnanometric Modulation of a Single-Molecule Electron Source

Yanagisawa H, Bohn M, Kitoh-Nishioka H, Goschin F, Kling MF (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Physical Review Letters American Physical Society

Book Volume: 130

Article Number: 106204

Journal Issue: 10

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.106204

Abstract

Single-molecule electron sources of fullerenes driven via constant electric fields, approximately 1 nm in size, produce peculiar emission patterns, such as a cross or a two-leaf pattern. By illuminating the electron sources with femtosecond light pulses, we discovered that largely modulated emission patterns appeared from single molecules. Our simulations revealed that emission patterns, which have been an intractable question for over seven decades, represent single-molecule molecular orbitals. Furthermore, the observed modulations originated from variations of single-molecule molecular orbitals, practically achieving the subnanometric optical modulation of an electron source.

Involved external institutions

Japan Science and Technology Agency JP Japan (JP) Kindai University / 近畿大学 JP Japan (JP) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Yanagisawa, H., Bohn, M., Kitoh-Nishioka, H., Goschin, F., & Kling, M.F. (2023). Light-Induced Subnanometric Modulation of a Single-Molecule Electron Source. Physical Review Letters, 130(10). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.106204

MLA:

Yanagisawa, Hirofumi, et al. "Light-Induced Subnanometric Modulation of a Single-Molecule Electron Source." Physical Review Letters 130.10 (2023).

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