Distinct C60 growth modes on anthracene carboxylic acid templates

Autor: Yadi Liu, Julong He, Erkuang Zhu, Yongjun Tian, Bo Xu, Zhongyuan Liu, Chao Lu, Dongli Yu
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters. 96:143115
ISSN: 1077-3118
0003-6951
DOI: 10.1063/1.3374448
Popis: Two anthracene carboxylic acid (AnCA) self assembly structures on Ag(111) were employed to investigate the template effects on sequentially deposited C60 molecules using scanning tunneling microscope. The initial AnCA structures execute strong modulations on C60 growth. Either laterally separated AnCA–C60 elongated domain arrays or an “epitaxial” C60 dimer structure over AnCA can be formed depending on the selected AnCA template. These distinct C60 growth modes are closely related to the structural stability of the AnCA templates. Our studies suggest a pathway of molecular nanostructure fabrication through the choice of suitable template.
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