The confinement of Ag(111) surface state electrons by self-assembled, nanoporous metal-organic networks is studied using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy and electronic structure calculations. The honeycomb networks of Co ligands and dicarbonitrile-oligophenyl linkers induce surface resonance states confined in the cavities with a tunable energy level alignment. We find that electron scattering on the molecules is repulsive and stronger than on the weakly attractive Co and that the networks represent periodic arrays of coupled quantum dots featuring uniform electronic levels.     «

The confinement of Ag(111) surface state electrons by self-assembled, nanoporous metal-organic networks is studied using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy and electronic structure calculations. The honeycomb networks of Co ligands and dicarbonitrile-oligophenyl linkers induce surface resonance states confined in the cavities with a tunable energy level alignment. We find that electron scattering on the molecules is repulsive and stronger than on the weakly attractive Co...     »