Fig. 2: The structure of CO chiral domains on Au(111). | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: The structure of CO chiral domains on Au(111).

From: Condensation and asymmetric amplification of chirality in achiral molecules adsorbed on an achiral surface

Fig. 2

a STM image (left panel) and simulated image (right panel) for domain A. b, The corresponding structural model for domain A. c, STM image and simulated image for domain B, d. The corresponding structural model for domain B. The STM images were acquired at Vtip = 700 mV (a) and 500 mV (c), with I = 5 pA. “H” and “L” in the color scales are the abbreviation of “High” and “Low”. Gray, blue, and red balls in (b) and (d) represent Au, C, and O atoms, respectively. Black circles mark the heptamer building blocks. The inserts show the relative orientations of the highest-symmetry direction of Au-1×1 (black arrows), CO molecules (red arrows), and heptamer clusters (orange arrows) arrangements.

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