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Electronegativity determination of individual surface atoms by atomic force microscopy.

ABSTRACT: Electronegativity is a fundamental concept in chemistry. Despite its importance, the experimental determination has been limited only to ensemble-averaged techniques. Here, we report a methodology to evaluate the electronegativity of individual surface atoms by atomic force microscopy. By measuring bond energies on the surface atoms using different tips, we find characteristic linear relations between the bond energies of different chemical species. We show that the linear relation can be rationalized by Pauling's equation for polar covalent bonds. This opens the possibility to characterize the electronegativity of individual surface atoms. Moreover, we demonstrate that the method is sensitive to variation of the electronegativity of given atomic species on a surface due to different chemical environments. Our findings open up ways of analysing surface chemical reactivity at the atomic scale.

SUBMITTER: Onoda J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5414035 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Electronegativity determination of individual surface atoms by atomic force microscopy.

Onoda Jo J Ondráček Martin M Jelínek Pavel P Sugimoto Yoshiaki Y

Nature communications 20170426

Electronegativity is a fundamental concept in chemistry. Despite its importance, the experimental determination has been limited only to ensemble-averaged techniques. Here, we report a methodology to evaluate the electronegativity of individual surface atoms by atomic force microscopy. By measuring bond energies on the surface atoms using different tips, we find characteristic linear relations between the bond energies of different chemical species. We show that the linear relation can be ration ...[more]

PMID: 28443645

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