ELECTRONIC ORIGIN OF SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY IMAGES AND CARBON SKELETON ORIENTATIONS OF NORMAL-ALKANES ADSORBED ON GRAPHITE

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LIANG, W [1 ]
WHANGBO, MH [1 ]
WAWKUSCHEWSKI, A [1 ]
CANTOW, HJ [1 ]
MAGONOV, SN [1 ]
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[1] ALBERT LUDWIGS UNIV,MAT RES CTR,D-79104 FREIBURG,GERMANY
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10.1002/adma.19930051106
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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STM images of organic insulating molecules adsorbed on conducting substrates can only be understood if their electronic origin is known. Images of normal alkanes on graphite (n-C36H74 is shown in the Figure) are interpreted here on the basis of their partial electron density plots rho(r0,e(f)), demonstrating that the linear alkanes can ''tumble'' and change their orientation with respect to the graphite surface.
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