SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY STUDIES ON N-ALKANE MOLECULES ADSORBED ON GRAPHITE

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COUTO, MS
LIU, XY
MEEKES, H
BENNEMA, P
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[1] Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, 6526 ED Nijmegen, Toernooiveld
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10.1063/1.355799
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The adsorption of n-alkanes on graphite has been studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. These molecules can form very well ordered layers on the graphite surface. The results suggest that a transition from an ordered to a disordered state of the molecules occurs as a function of temperature. A model for the structure of the adsorbed layer and a possible explanation for the temperature effects are given.
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