Organizing C-60 molecules on a nanostructured Au(111) surface

Lin Tang; Xin Zhang; Quanmin Guo

doi:10.1016/j.susc.2010.04.019

Organizing C-60 molecules on a nanostructured Au(111) surface

Lin Tang, Xin Zhang, Quanmin Guo

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Abstract

We have studied, using scanning tunneling microscopy, the adsorption of C-60 molecules on a nanostructured Au(111) surface consisting of artificially created two-dimensional cavities. These cavities, one atomic layer deep, are found to be effective as molecular traps at room temperature. Gold atoms at step edges are found to respond to the adsorption of C-60 molecules and gross faceting is observed for steps connected with R30 degrees oriented C-60 molecular islands. Structural models are proposed to establish the step structures related to all three types of molecular islands. (C) 2010 Elsevier By. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1310-1314
Number of pages	5
Journal	Surface Science
Volume	604
Issue number	15-16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2010.04.019
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2010

Keywords

Faceting
Fullerenes
Au(111)
Adsorption
Surface diffusion
C-60
STM

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