EVIDENCE FOR PERPENDICULAR N-ALKANE ORIENTATION AT THE LIQUID GRAPHITE INTERFACE

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作者
GILBERT, EP [1 ]
WHITE, JW [1 ]
SENDEN, TJ [1 ]
机构
[1] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV,RES SCH PHYS SCI,DEPT APPL MATH,CANBERRA,ACT 0200,AUSTRALIA
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10.1016/0009-2614(94)00865-5
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
An STM study of the adsorption of n-hexatriacontane on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite has revealed evidence for a new surface structure. The geometry of this structure indicates that it is composed of an overlayer of n-alkane chains which are rotated by 90-degrees relative to the underlying n-alkane lamellae. A simple argument based on symmetry suggests that the carbon backbone plane of the underlying lammellar assembly is oriented perpendicular to the graphite basal plane.
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