| Title | Imaging isodensity contours of molecular states with STM |
| Authors | G. Reecht, B. W. Heinrich, H. Bulou, F. Scheurer, L. Limot, G. Schull |
| Journal | New Journal of Physics |
| Vol. 19, Issue 11, 2017, pg. 113033 | |
| Keywords | STM, STS, imaging, dIdV mapping, C60, fullerene |
| Abstract | We present an improved way for imaging the local density of states with a scanning tunneling microscope, which consists in mapping the surface topography while keeping the differential conductance (dI/dV) constant. When archetypical C60 molecules on Cu(111) are imaged with this method, these so-called iso-dI/dV maps are in excellent agreement with theoretical simulations of the isodensity contours of the molecular orbitals. A direct visualization and unambiguous identification of superatomic C60 orbitals and their hybridization is then possible. |
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