Rocking motion induced charging of C60 on h-BN/Ni(111)

Details Rocking motion induced charging of C60 on h-BN/Ni(111) Rocking motion induced charging of C60 on h-BN/Ni(111)

2004-09-16

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0409429v1

Phys. Rev. B, 71, 121402 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

15 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.71.121402

One monolayer of C60 on one monolayer of hexagonal boron nitride on nickel is investigated by photoemission. Between 150 and 250 K the work function decreases and the binding energy of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) increases by approx. 100 meV. In parallel, the occupancy of the, in the cold state almost empty, lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) changes by 0.4 electrons. This charge redistribution is triggered by onset of molecular rocking motion, i.e. by orientation dependent tunneling between the LUMO of C60 and the substrate. The magnitude of the charge transfer is large and cannot be explained within a single particle picture. It is proposed to involve electron-phonon coupling where C60- polaron formation leads to electron self-trapping.

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