Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.110, No.3, 1095-1098, 2006
Abnormal temperature dependence of photoemission intensity mediated by thermally driven reorientation of a monomolecular film
The photoemission intensities of organic molecular layers generally obey the Debye-Waller temperature dependence but not always. With the example of a monomolecular film formed from [1,1':4',1"-terphenyl]-4,4"-dimethanethiol, we show that pronounced deviations from Debye-Waller temperature behavior are possible and are likely caused by temperature-dependent changes in molecular orientation.