We developed an apparatus for nondestructive in vacuum deposition of mass-selected fragile Cr based metal trinuclear complexes, by modifying a commercial Mass Spectrometer containing an electrospray ionization source. Starting from a solution, this system creates a beam of ionized molecules which is then transferred into an evacuated region where the molecules can be mass selected before deposition. To verify the system efficiency, we deposited sub monolayers of oxo-centered carboxylate-bridged trinuclear complexes (Cr3 and Cr2Ni) on Au(111) surface. By XPS and STM we determined the deposited molecule stoichiometry and the surface coverage. The results show that this apparatus is works well for the in vacuum deposition of molecular nanomagnets and, thanks to its reduced dimensions, it is portable.
Oxo-centered carboxylate-bridged trinuclear complexes deposited on Au(111) by a mass-selective electrospray / Corradini, Valdis; C., Cervetti; Ghirri, Alberto; Biagi, Roberto; DEL PENNINO, Umberto; G. A., Timco; R. E. P., Winpenny; Affronte, Marco. - In: NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1144-0546. - STAMPA. - 35:8(2011), pp. 1683-1689. [10.1039/c1nj20080a]
Oxo-centered carboxylate-bridged trinuclear complexes deposited on Au(111) by a mass-selective electrospray.
CORRADINI, Valdis;GHIRRI, Alberto;BIAGI, Roberto;DEL PENNINO, Umberto;AFFRONTE, Marco
2011
Abstract
We developed an apparatus for nondestructive in vacuum deposition of mass-selected fragile Cr based metal trinuclear complexes, by modifying a commercial Mass Spectrometer containing an electrospray ionization source. Starting from a solution, this system creates a beam of ionized molecules which is then transferred into an evacuated region where the molecules can be mass selected before deposition. To verify the system efficiency, we deposited sub monolayers of oxo-centered carboxylate-bridged trinuclear complexes (Cr3 and Cr2Ni) on Au(111) surface. By XPS and STM we determined the deposited molecule stoichiometry and the surface coverage. The results show that this apparatus is works well for the in vacuum deposition of molecular nanomagnets and, thanks to its reduced dimensions, it is portable.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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