Publications of the Sonderforschungsbereich 658

2009

Projektbereich A: Einzelsysteme
C. Bombis, F. Ample, L. Lafferentz, H. Yu, S. Hecht, C. Joachim, and L. Grill: Single molecular wires connecting metallic and insulating surface areas , Ang. Chem. Int. Ed. 48, 9966 (2009) , (DOI:10.1002/anie.200904645)
E. Malic, M. Hirtschulz, S. Reich, and A. Knorr: Excitonic absorption spectra and ultrafast relaxation dynamics in arbitrary carbon nanotubes, Phys. Status Solidi Rapid Res. Lett. 3 (6), 196-198 (2009), (DOI:10.1002/pssr.200903125)
E. Malic, M. Hirtschulz, J. Maultzsch, S. Reich, and A. Knorr: Environmental influence on linear spectra and relaxation dynamics in carbon nanotubes, Phys. Status Solidi B 246, 2592-2597 (2009), (DOI:10.1002/pssb.200982355)
C. Nacci, S. Fölsch, K. Zenichowski, J. Doki, T. Klamroth, and P. Saalfrank: Current versus Temperature-Induced Switching in a Single-Molecule Tunnel Junction: 1,5 Cyclooctadiene on Si(001), Nano Lett. 9 (8), 2996–3000 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/nl901419g)
C. Krull, S. Valencia, J.I. Pascual, and W. Theis: Formation of extended straight molecular chains by pairing of thymine molecules on the Ag-Si(111) surface, Appl. Phys. A 95, 297 (2009); (DOI:10.1007/s00339-008-5040-y)
H. I. Li, K. J. Franke, J. I. Pascual, L. W. Bruch, and R. D. Diehl: Origin of Moiré structures in C60 on Pb(111) and their effect on molecular energy levels, Phys. Rev. B 80, 085415 (2009); (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.085415)
M. Piantek, G. Schulze, M. Koch, K.J. Franke, F. Leyssner, A. Krüger, C. Navío, J.Miguel, M. Bernien, M. Wolf, W. Kuch, P. Tegeder, and J.I. Pascual: Reversing the thermal stability of a molecular switch on a gold surface: ring-opening reaction of nitro-spiropyran, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 12729 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/ja901238p)
A. Vollmer, X.L. Feng, X. Wang, L.J. Zhi, K. Müllen, N. Koch, and J.P. Rabe: Electronic and structural properties of graphene-based transparent and conductive thin film electrodes, Appl. Phys. A 94, 1-4 (2009), (DOI:10.1007/s00339-008-4931-2)
N. Severin, S. Kirstein, I.M. Sokolov, and J.P. Rabe: Rapid trench channeling of graphenes with catalytic silver nanoparticles, Nano Lett. 9, 457-461 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/nl8034509)
Y. Liang, J. Frisch, L. Zhi, H. Norouzi-Arasi, X. Feng, J.P. Rabe, N. Koch, and K. Müllen: Transparent, highly conductive graphene electrodes from acetylene-assisted thermolysis of graphite oxide sheets and nanographene molecules, Nanotechnology 20, 434007 (2009), (DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/20/43/434007)
G. Heimel, I. Salzmann, S. Duhm, J. P. Rabe, and N. Koch: Intrinsic surface dipoles control the energy levels of conjugated polymers, Adv. Funct. Mater. 19, 3874-3879 (2009), (DOI:10.1002/adfm.200901025)
L. Lafferentz, F. Ample, H. Yu, S. Hecht, C. Joachim, and L. Grill: Conductance of a Single Conjugated Polymer as a Continuous Function of Its Length, Science 323, 1193-1197 (2009), (DOI:10.1126/science.1168255)
M. Breusing, C. Ropers, and T. Elsaesser: Ultrafast carrier dynamics in graphite, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 086809 (2009), (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.086809)

Projektbereich B: Molekulare Ensembles
M. Wolf and P. Tegeder: *Reversible molecular switching at a metal surface: A case study of tetra-tert-butyl-azobenzene on Au(111), Surf.Sci. 603*, 1506-1517 (2009); (Special Issue), (DOI:10.1016/j.susc.2008.11.049)
C. Bombis, F. Ample, L. Lafferentz, H. Yu, S. Hecht, C. Joachim, and L. Grill: Single molecular wires connecting metallic and insulating surface areas , Ang. Chem. Int. Ed. 48, 9966 (2009) , (DOI:10.1002/anie.200904645)
M. Piantek, G. Schulze, M. Koch, K.J. Franke, F. Leyssner, A. Krüger, C. Navío, J.Miguel, M. Bernien, M. Wolf, W. Kuch, P. Tegeder, and J.I. Pascual: Reversing the thermal stability of a molecular switch on a gold surface: ring-opening reaction of nitro-spiropyran, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 12729 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/ja901238p)
S. Wagner, F. Leyssner, C. Kördel, S. Zarwell, R. Schmidt, M. Weinelt, K. Rück-Braun, M. Wolf, P. Tegeder: Reversible photoisomerization of an azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayer probed by sum-frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 6242 (2009), (DOI:10.1039/B823330F)
M. Bernien, J. Miguel, C. Weis, Md. E. Ali, J. Kurde, B. Krumme, P. M. Panchmatia, B. Sanyal, M. Piantek, P. Srivastava, K. Baberschke, P. M. Oppeneer, O. Eriksson, W. Kuch, and H. Wende: Tailoring the Nature of Magnetic Coupling of Fe-Porphyrin Molecules to Ferromagnetic Substrates, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 047202 (2009), (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.047202)
M. Piantek, J. Miguel, A. Krüger, C. Navío, M. Bernien, D. K. Ball, K. Hermann, and W. Kuch: Temperature, Surface, and Coverage-Induced Conformational Changes of Azobenzene Derivatives on Cu(001), Phys. Chem C 113, 20307 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/jp907641f)
T. Brust, S. Malkmus, S. Draxler, S. A. Ahmed, K. Rück-Braun, W. Zinth, and M. Braun: Photochemistry with thermal versus optical excess energy: Ultrafast cycloreversion of indolylfulgides and indolylfulgimides, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 207, 209-216 (2009), (DOI:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2009.07.012)
C. Böttcher, G. Zeyat, S. A. Ahmed, E. Irran, T. Cordes, C. Elsner, W. Zinth, and K. Rück-Braun: Synthesis of novel photochromic pyrans via palladium-mediated reactions, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 5 (25), 1-7 (2009), (DOI:10.3762/bjoc.5.25)
S. Zarwell, S. Dietrich, F. Michalik, C. Schulz, P. Dietrich, and K. Rück-Braun: Preparation of an Indolylfulgimide-Adamantene-Linker-Conjugate with Nitrile Ancoring Groups via Palladium-catalyzed Transformations, Eur. J. Org. Chem 2009 (13), 2088-2095 (2009), (DOI:10.1002/ejoc.200801199)
C. Elsner, T. Cordes, P. Dietrich, M. Zastrow, T. Herzog, K. Rück-Braun, and W. Zinth: Photochromic bis(Thiophen-3-yl)maleimides Studied with Time-resolved Spectroscopy, J. Phys. Chem. A 113 (6), 1033-1039 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/jp806945m)
T. Cordes, T. Schadendorf, M. Lipp, K. Rück-Braun, and W. Zinth: Substitution- and Temperature-Effects on Hemithioindigo Photoisomerization - The Relevance of Energy Barriers, Ultrafast Phenomena XVI, Springer Series in Chem. Physics 92, Corkum, P.; Silvestri, S.; Nelson, K.A.; Riedle, E.; Schoenlein, R.W. (Eds.) - Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2009, 319-321, ISBN: 978-3-540-95945-8.,
M. Wyszogrodzka and R. Haag: Study of single protein adsorption onto monoamino oligoglycerol derivatives: A structure-activity relationship, Langmuir 25 (10), 5703-5712 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/la803017b) (_abstract_)
M. Wyszogrodzka and R. Haag: Synthesis and characterization of glycerol dendrons, self-assembled monolayers on gold: A detailed study of their protein resistance, Biomacromolecules 10 (5), 1043-1054 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/bm801093t) (_abstract_)
L. Lafferentz, F. Ample, H. Yu, S. Hecht, C. Joachim, and L. Grill: Conductance of a Single Conjugated Polymer as a Continuous Function of Its Length, Science 323, 1193-1197 (2009) , (DOI:10.1126/science.1168255); (_abstract_)
J. Dokić, M. Gothe, J. Wirth, M. V. Peters, J. Schwarz, S. Hecht, and P. Saalfrank: Quantum Chemical Investigation of Thermal Cis-to-Trans Isomerization of Azobenzene Derivatives: Substituent Effects, Solvent Effects and Comparison to Experimental Data, J. Phys. Chem. A 113 (24), 6763-6773 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/jp9021344); (_abstract_)
W. Freyer, R. Schmidt, D. Brete, C. Gahl, and M. Weinelt: Switching behavior of azobenzenes bearing an alkanethiol chain in different surroundings, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A Chem. 204, 102-109 (2009), (DOI:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2009.02.018); (_abstract_)
M. Haryono, F. W. Heinemann, K. Petukhov, K. Gieb, P. Mueller, and A. Grohmann: Parallel Crystallization of a "Static" and a Spin-Crossover Polymorph of an Iron(II) Complex from the Same Solution, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 14, 2136-2143 (2009), (DOI:10.1002/ejic.200900130); (_abstract_)
C. Elsäßer, A. Vüllings, M. Karcher, and P. Fumagalli: Photochromism of Spiropyran-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes on Au(111), J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (44), 19193-19198 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/jp810474v); (_abstract_)

Projektbereich C: Theorie
E. McNellis, J. Meyer, A. Dehghan Baghi, and K. Reuter: Stabilizing a Molecular Switch at Solid Surfaces: A Density-Functional Theory Study of Azobenzene at Cu(111), Ag(111), and Au(111), Phys. Rev. B 80, 035414 (2009), (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.035414)
C. Nacci, S. Fölsch, K. Zenichowski, J. Doki, T. Klamroth, and P. Saalfrank: Current versus Temperature-Induced Switching in a Single-Molecule Tunnel Junction: 1,5 Cyclooctadiene on Si(001), Nano Lett. 9 (8), 2996–3000 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/nl901419g)
J. Dokić, M. Gothe, J. Wirth, M. V. Peters, J. Schwarz, S. Hecht, and P. Saalfrank: Quantum Chemical Investigation of Thermal Cis-to-Trans Isomerization of Azobenzene Derivatives: Substituent Effects, Solvent Effects and Comparison to Experimental Data, J. Phys. Chem. A 113 (24), 6763-6773 (2009), (DOI:10.1021/jp9021344)
E. Mariani and F. von Oppen: Electron-vibron coupling in suspended carbon nanotube quantum dots, Phys. Rev. B 80, 155411 (2009), (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.155411)
F. von Oppen, F. Guinea, and E. Mariani: Synthetic electric fields and phonon damping in carbon nanotubes and graphene, Phys. Rev. B 80 (7), 075420 (2009), (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.075420)
M.G. Schultz and F. von Oppen: Quantum transport through nanostructures in the singular-coupling limit, Phys. Rev. B 80 (3), 033302 (2009), (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.033302)
R. Leturcq, C. Stampfer, K. Inderbitzin, L. Durrer, C. Hierold, E. Mariani, M.G. Schultz, F. von Oppen, and K. Ensslin: Franck-Condon blockade in suspended carbon nanotube quantum dots, Nature Phys. 5, 327-331 (2009), (DOI:10.1038/nphys1234)
T. Ojanen, F.C. Gethmann, and F. von Oppen: Electromechanical instability in vibrating quantum dots with effectively negative charging energy, Phys. Rev. B 80 (19), 195103 (2009), (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.195103)
E. Malic, M. Hirtschulz, S. Reich, and A. Knorr: Excitonic absorption spectra and ultrafast relaxation dynamics in arbitrary carbon nanotubes, Phys. Status Solidi Rapid Res. Lett. 3 (6), 196-198 (2009), (DOI:10.1002/pssr.200903125)
M. Hirtschulz, E. Malic, F. Milde, and A. Knorr: Excitation induced dephasing and ultrafast intrasubband relaxation in carbon nanotubes, Phys. Rev. B 80 (8), 085405 (2009), (DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.80.085405)
E. Malic, M. Hirtschulz, J. Maultzsch, S. Reich, and A. Knorr: Environmental influence on linear spectra and relaxation dynamics in carbon nanotubes, Phys. Status Solidi B 246, 2592-2597 (2009), (DOI:10.1002/pssb.200982355)