Electronic and vibrational properties of thiophene on Si(100)

The surface reactions of thiophene on Silicon(100)-2 x 1 are investigated as part of a larger study on the interaction between five-member heterocyclic aromatic molecules and silicon substrates. The growing interest in studying thiophene and its derivatives lies not only in better understanding of the electronic properties of five-membered heteroatom aromatic rings, but in practical realms as well.