Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe

It is generally accepted that the exposed surfaces of silicon crystals are highly reactive due to the dangling bonds which protrude into the vacuum. However, surface reconstruction can not only modify the reactivity of bulk silicon crystals, but plays a key role in determining the properties of sili...

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Main Authors: Sweetman, Adam, Stirling, Julian, Jarvis, Samuel Paul, Rahe, Philipp, Moriarty, Philip
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Published: American Physical Society 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37012/
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author Sweetman, Adam
Stirling, Julian
Jarvis, Samuel Paul
Rahe, Philipp
Moriarty, Philip
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description It is generally accepted that the exposed surfaces of silicon crystals are highly reactive due to the dangling bonds which protrude into the vacuum. However, surface reconstruction can not only modify the reactivity of bulk silicon crystals, but plays a key role in determining the properties of silicon nanocrystals. In this study we probe the reactivity of silicon clusters at the end of a scanning probe tip by examining their interaction with closed shell fullerene molecules. Counter to intuitive expectations, many silicon clusters do not react strongly with the fullerene cage, and we find that only specific highly oriented clusters have sufficient reactivity to break open the existing carbon-carbon bonds.
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spelling nottingham-370122020-05-04T18:09:04Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37012/ Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe Sweetman, Adam Stirling, Julian Jarvis, Samuel Paul Rahe, Philipp Moriarty, Philip It is generally accepted that the exposed surfaces of silicon crystals are highly reactive due to the dangling bonds which protrude into the vacuum. However, surface reconstruction can not only modify the reactivity of bulk silicon crystals, but plays a key role in determining the properties of silicon nanocrystals. In this study we probe the reactivity of silicon clusters at the end of a scanning probe tip by examining their interaction with closed shell fullerene molecules. Counter to intuitive expectations, many silicon clusters do not react strongly with the fullerene cage, and we find that only specific highly oriented clusters have sufficient reactivity to break open the existing carbon-carbon bonds. American Physical Society 2016-09-30 Article PeerReviewed Sweetman, Adam, Stirling, Julian, Jarvis, Samuel Paul, Rahe, Philipp and Moriarty, Philip (2016) Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe. Physical Review B, 94 (11). 115440/1-115440/7. ISSN 2469-9969 https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.94.115440 doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.115440 doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.115440
spellingShingle Sweetman, Adam
Stirling, Julian
Jarvis, Samuel Paul
Rahe, Philipp
Moriarty, Philip
Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe
title Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe
title_full Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe
title_fullStr Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe
title_full_unstemmed Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe
title_short Measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe
title_sort measuring the reactivity of a silicon-terminated probe
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37012/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37012/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37012/