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Long n-Alkane Adlayers as Templates for Tailoring Supramolecular Self-Assemblies on Surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Luc Piot ,
Alexandr Marchenko ,
Jishan Wu ,
Klaus Müllen  and
Denis Fichou
Luc Piot
Affiliation:
[email protected], CEA-SACLAY, DSM/DRECAM/SPCSI, Nanostructures et Semi-Conducteurs Organiques, DSM/DRECAM/SPCSI, CEA-SACLAY, Bat. 462 P.17, Gif-sur-Yvette, N/A, 91191, France, +33 1 69 08 88 86, +33 1 69 08 84 46
Alexandr Marchenko
Affiliation:
[email protected], CEA-SACLAY, DSM/DRECAM/SPCSI, LRC Nanostructures et Semi-Conducteurs Organiques(CNRS-CEA-UPMC),, CEA-SACLAY,, Gif-sur-Yvette, N/A, 91191, France
Jishan Wu
Affiliation:
[email protected], Max Planck Institut for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, N/A, 55128, Germany
Klaus Müllen
Affiliation:
[email protected], Max Planck Institut for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10,, Mainz, N/A, 55128, Germany
Denis Fichou
Affiliation:
[email protected], CEA-SACLAY, DSM/DRECAM/SPCSI, LRC Nanostructures et Semi-Conducteurs Organiques(CNRS-CEA-UPMC),, CEA-SACLAY,, Gif-sur-Yvette, N/A, 91191, France
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Abstract

In this paper we report the heteroepitaxial growth and the structural evolution of hexakis-dodecyl-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC-C12) adsorbed on a template monolayer (n-C50H102). STM measurements at the liquid/solid interface made it possible to follow in real time the early stage of deposition of the HBC-C12 molecules. Additionally, molecule manipulations were realized using the tip of the STM. Our measurements give direct evidence of two successive phase transitions occurring in the upper HBC monolayer weakly bonded to the underlying template layer.

Keywords

scanning probe microscopy (SPM)nanostructureorganic
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 937: Symposium M – Conjugated Organic Materials – Synthesis, Structure, Device, and Applications , 2006 , 0937-M12-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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