Single PTCDA molecules on planar and stepped KCl and NaCl(100) surfaces

First principles calculations have been employed to investigate the adsorption of single PTCDA molecules on KCl(100) and NaCl(100) surfaces. The lateral and rotational diffusion barriers as well as the electronic and the geometric aspects of single PTCDA molecules adsorbed on planar terraces as well as at defective steps have been studied in detail.