Single molecule vibrational spectroscopy with the STM

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Wilson Ho, Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 2162 Frederick Reines Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-4575
Vibrational spectroscopy with the scanning tunneling microscope of single molecules adsorbed on metal and ultrathin oxide surfaces enables vibrational analysis at the limit of spatial resolution. In addition to chemical identification, new understanding of molecular dynamics and electron-vibrational coupling is obtained by probing individual molecules in known environment. An increasing range of problems has been addressed involving molecules from single hydrogen atoms to phthalocyanines and bucky balls. A summary of previous and recent results as well as future prospects will be discussed.