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2D Vibrational Exciton Nanoimaging of Domain Formation in Self-Assembled Monolayers

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NANO LETTERS
卷 21, 期 13, 页码 5754-5759

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01515

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vibrational exciton; infrared spectroscopy; scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM); molecular vibrations; self-assembled monolayers; tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)

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  1. NSF Science and Technology Center on Real-Time Functional Imaging (STROBE) [DMR-1548924]
  2. JSPS Overseas Research Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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This study demonstrates vibrational excitons as a molecular ruler for measuring the delocalization of intermolecular wave functions and nano-domain size in SAMs. By combining experimental measurements and modeling, the domain sizes and distribution of 4-NTP SAM on gold surface were revealed.
Order, disorder, and domains affect many of the functional properties in self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). However, carrier transport, wettability, and chemical reactivity are often associated with collective effects, where conventional imaging techniques have limited sensitivity to the underlying intermolecular coupling. Here we demonstrate vibrational excitons as a molecular ruler of intermolecular wave function delocalization and nanodomain size in SAMs. In the model system of a 4-nitrothiophenol (4-NTP) SAM on gold, we resolve coupling-induced peak shifts of the nitro symmetric stretch mode with full spatio-spectral infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy. From modeling of the underlying 2D Hamiltonian, we infer domain sizes and their distribution ranging from 3 to 12 nm across a field of view on the micrometer scale. This approach of vibrational exciton nanoimaging is generally applicable to study structural phases and domains in SAMs and other molecular interfaces.

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