Sexithiophene adlayer growth on vicinal gold surfaces

被引:28
作者
Mäkinen, AJ [1 ]
Long, JP [1 ]
Watkins, NJ [1 ]
Kafafi, ZH [1 ]
机构
[1] USN, Res Lab, Washington, DC 20375 USA
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10.1021/jp044921y
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have investigated the initial stages of vacuum-deposited sexithiophene (sigma-6T) adlayer formation on Au(111) vicinal surfaces at room temperature. The in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and photoemission spectroscopy (PES) reveal a step edge-driven growth of sigma-6T on the Au(111) vicinal surfaces that first leads to the formation of an ordered monolayer, comprising two phases with the molecular major axes aligned along the step edges. The monolayer formation is then followed by the appearance of a single-phase 2D superstructure at a two-monolayer coverage. The results highlight the potential of using vicinal metal surfaces as templates for generating organized organic nanostructures over macroscopic areas for applications in organic electronics and moletronics.
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页码:5790 / 5795
页数:6
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