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Halo-substituted azobenzenes adsorbed at Ag(111) and Au(111) interfaces: Structures and optical properties
Baev, A. Prasad, P.N. Walsh, T.R.
Baev, A.
Prasad, P.N.
Walsh, T.R.
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2017-05-19
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The adsorption of azobenzene (AB), ortho fluoro-azobenzene (FAB) and ortho chlor-azobenzol (ClAB), in both the cis and trans isomers, at the Au(111) and Ag(111) surfaces is investigated using plane-wave density functional calculations with the revPBE-vdW-DF functional. The resulting adsorption energies and internal structures of AB adsorbed to both metal surfaces are in broad agreement with available experimental data. In the gas phase, FAB and ClAB feature a significant reduction in the energy difference between the two isomeric states, compared with AB. This relative reduction in the energy difference is still significant for the adsorbed form of FAB but is only weakly apparent for ClAB. The absorption spectra of the molecules have also been calculated, with the halogen substituents generating significant changes in the gas phase, but only a modest difference for the adsorbed molecules.
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Hughes ZE, Baev A, Prasad PN et al (2017) Halo-substituted azobenzenes adsorbed at Ag(111) and Au(111) interfaces: Structures and optical properties. Physical Review B. 95. 205425.
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