Visually constructing the chemical structure of a single molecule by scanning Raman picoscopy.

ABSTRACT: The strong spatial confinement of a nanocavity plasmonic field has made it possible to visualize the inner structure of a single molecule and even to distinguish its vibrational modes in real space. With such ever-improved spatial resolution, it is anticipated that full vibrational imaging of a molecule could be achieved to reveal molecular structural details. Here we demonstrate full Raman images of individual vibrational modes at the ångström level for a single Mg-porphine molecule, revealing distinct characteristics of each vibrational mode in real space. Furthermore, by exploiting the underlying interference effect and Raman fingerprint database, we propose a new methodology for structural determination, which we have called 'scanning Raman picoscopy', to show how such ultrahigh-resolu

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8291412 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature