Intrinsic molecular fluorescence from porphyrin molecules on Au(100) has been realized by using a nanoscale multimonolayer decoupling approach with nanoprobe excitation in the tunneling regime. The molecular origin of luminescence is established by the observed well-defined vibrationally resolved fluorescence spectra. The molecules fluoresce at low "turn-on" voltages for both bias polarities, suggesting an excitation mechanism via hot electron injection from either tip or substrate. The excited molecules decay radiatively through Franck-Condon pi(*)-pi transitions.
This work is the result of coherent effort of a
multi-disciplinary research team working for a considerable
number of years in the former USSR in the area of nanocluster molecular
electronics. For the first time the successful demonstration of
a single-electron tunnelling transistor working reliably at
room temperature and based on a single molecular metallorganic
cluster is presented. A broad spectrum of different molecular
clusters was investigated. Our group has developed a complete
cycle of custom-designed molecular cluster manufacturing,
deposition, characterization and modification of nanoelectronic
devices based on a single molecular cluster. It was shown that
the atomic and electronic structure of nanoclusters containing
from 3 up to 23 metal atoms had no crucial importance for the
transistor fabrication. At the same time extensive research
into characteristics of nanoelectronic devices based on single
molecular clusters and their tunnelling properties is summarized.
The influence of cryothermal treatment on the mechanical properties of metallic glasses with different compositions was investigated in the present work. It was found that cryothermal cycling can induce rejuvenation as well as relaxation of the metallic glasses. The local apparent Young's modulus and its spatial distribution width on the surface of the metallic glass increase after cryothermal cycling, while in the bulk the effect depends on the glass composition. It appeared that this increase is temporary and disappears after a period of room temperature aging. This effect is connected with a large distribution of relaxation times in the metallic glasses due to their heterogeneous structure and the formation of complex native oxides on the outer surfaces of the glasses. Our findings reveal that a cryothermal cycling treatment can improve or degrade the plasticity of a metallic glass, and the atomic bond structure appears to be very important for the outcome of the treatment.
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