Dresden 2026 – scientific programme

Parts | Days | Selection | Search | Updates | Downloads | Help

O: Fachverband Oberflächenphysik

O 17: Spins on surfaces at the atomic scale – Poster

O 17.4: Poster

Monday, March 9, 2026, 18:00–20:00, P2

Structural characterization of Sc3N@C80 on Ag(111) with scanning probe microscopy — •Caroline Hommel^{1, 2}, Seong-Hyun Hong^{1, 4}, Andrés Pinar Solé^{1, 2}, Merve Ercelik^{1, 3}, Robert Ranecki^{1, 2}, Shinjae Nam^{1, 2}, Dmitriy Borodin^{1, 2}, Andreas Heinrich^{1, 3}, and Lukas Spree^{1, 2} — ¹Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea — ²Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea — ³Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea — ⁴Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea

Endohedral fullerenes are a fascinating class of compounds, that consist of a number of atoms trapped inside a fullerene cage structure. Among them, the Nitride Cluster Fullerenes (NCF) stand out for their stability and relatively high production yield. Sc3N@Ih-C80 is the most abundant species in this class. Its electronic structure and the relatively free rotation of the internal cluster make it a promising candidate for molecular electronics.

In the presented work, we use STM and AFM with a CO functionalized tip to characterize individual Sc3N@Ih-C80 molecules on Ag(111). This allows us to resolve their adsorption configuration and study the interaction of cage, cluster, and substrate in highest detail.

Studying Sc3N@Ih-C80 at the single molecule level provides direct access to its geometric and electronic characteristics, which are often hidden in bulk measurements.

Keywords: endohedral fullerenes; scanning probe microscopy; CO functionalzed tip