Tailored nano-spaces can control enantioselective adsorption and molecular motion. We report on the spontaneous assembly of adynamic system-a rigid kagome network with each pore occupied by ag uest molecule-employing solely 2,6-bis(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine-4-carboxylic acid on Ag(111). The network cavity snugly hosts the chemically modified guest, bestows enantiomorphic adsorption and allows selective rotational motions.T emperature-dependent scanning tunnelling microscopys tudies revealed distinct anchoring orientations of the guest unit switching with a0.95 eV thermal barrier.H -bonding between the guest and the host transiently stabilises the rotating guest, as the flapper on ar affle wheel. Density functional theory investigations unravel the detailed molecular pirouette of the guest and how the energy landscape is determined by H-bond formation and breakage.The origin of the guestse nantiodirected, dynamic anchoring lies in the specific interplay of the kagome network and the silver surface.
Tailored nano-spaces can control enantioselective adsorption and molecular motion. We report on the spontaneous assembly of adynamic system-a rigid kagome network with each pore occupied by ag uest molecule-employing solely 2,6-bis(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine-4-carboxylic acid on Ag(111). The network cavity snugly hosts the chemically modified guest, bestows enantiomorphic adsorption and allows selective rotational motions.T emperature-dependent scanning tunnelling microscopys tudies revealed distinct anchoring orientations of the guest unit switching with a0.95 eV thermal barrier.H -bonding between the guest and the host transiently stabilises the rotating guest, as the flapper on ar affle wheel. Density functional theory investigations unravel the detailed molecular pirouette of the guest and how the energy landscape is determined by H-bond formation and breakage.The origin of the guestse nantiodirected, dynamic anchoring lies in the specific interplay of the kagome network and the silver surface.
We have performed density functional theory calculations to study blue phosphorene and black phosphorene on metal substrates. The substrates considered are the (111) and (110) surfaces of Al, Cu, Ag, Ir, Pd, Pt and Au and the (0001) and (10 1 ¯ 0) surfaces of Zr and Sc. The formation energy E F is negative (energetically favorable) for all 36 combinations of overlayer and substrate. By comparing values of ΔΩ, the change in free energy per unit area, as well as the overlayer-substrate binding energy E b, we identify that Ag(111), Al(110), Cu(111), Cu(110) and possibly Au(110) may be especially suitable substrates for the synthesis and subsequent exfoliation of blue phosphorene, and the Ag(110) and Al(111) substrates for the synthesis of black phosphorene. However, these conclusions are drawn assuming the source of P atoms is bulk phosphorus, and can alter upon changing synthesis conditions (chemical potential of phosphorus). Thus, when the source of phosphorus atoms is P4, blue phosphorene is favored only over Pt(111). We find that for all combinations of overlayer and substrate, the charge transfer per bond can be captured by the universal descriptor D = Δ χ / Δ R , where Δχ and Δ R are, respectively, the differences in electronegativity and atomic size between phosphorus and the substrate metal.
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