ORGANOMETALLIC NANOSTRUCTURES OF 1,4-DIBROMO-2,5-DIIODOBENZENE BY METAL IONS CONSTRUCTION ON HOPG SURFACE

Abstract

Different organometallic nanostructures on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) have been synthesized by different metal ions coordinating with 1,4-Dibromo-2,5-diiodobenzene (C6H2Br2I2). Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images directly demonstrated the transformation of the nanostructure from self-assembled nanostructures formed by C6H2Br2I2 through halogen bond into organometallic network, formed by the dehalogenated C6H2Br2I2 molecules covalent bonded with metal ions. Moreover, by varying the concentrations of C6H2Br2I2 molecules or valence states of metal ions, organometallic structures with different shapes and sizes have been fabricated, which illustrates that the concentrations and valence states of the metal ions play important roles in the organometallic nanostructures.