Evidence for a single hydrogen molecule connected by an atomic chain

Phys Rev Lett. 2007 Apr 6;98(14):146802. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.146802. Epub 2007 Apr 4.

Abstract

Stable, single-molecule conducting-bridge configurations are typically identified from peak structures in a conductance histogram. In previous work on Pt with H2 at cryogenic temperatures it has been shown that a peak near 1G0 identifies a single-molecule Pt-H2-Pt bridge. The histogram shows an additional structure with lower conductance that has not been identified. Here, we show that it is likely due to a hydrogen decorated Pt chain in contact with the H2 molecular bridge.