DIRECT OBSERVATION OF THE GROWTH-PROCESS OF ORGANIC-CRYSTALS BY SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY

被引:18
作者
TAKI, S [1 ]
ISHIDA, K [1 ]
OKABE, H [1 ]
MATSUSHIGE, K [1 ]
机构
[1] KYUSHU UNIV,FAC ENGN,DEPT APPL SCI,HIGASHI KU,FUKUOKA 812,JAPAN
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10.1016/0022-0248(93)90391-9
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
STM (scanning tunnelling microscope) observation was conducted on n-paraffin molecules (n-C33H68) adsorbed on a graphite substrate. A series of the STM images could reveal each of the progressive stages of the crystal growth, suggesting how the molecules grow into two-dimensional crystals.
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