Abstract
Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was used to study molecular adsorption behavior on reconstructed Au(111) surface. The STM images of ethyl 4-[2-(2-pyrazyl)ethenyl]cinnamate (E25PC) molecules adsorbed on Au(111) revealed ordered nucleation of molecular islands at the initial growth stage. The islands grew with spacing 38 Å in rows 77 Å apart. The periodicity of 38 Å × 77 Å corresponds to that of STM images of bare Au(111) reconstructed surface in air. The behavior of molecules adsorbed on Au(111) is discussed from a view point of Au(111) herringbone reconstruction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 91-93 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Science Reports of the Rerearch Institutes Tohoku University Series A-Physics |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 Dec 1 |
Keywords
- Au(111)
- Herringbone structure
- Molecular adsorption
- Ordered nucleation
- Scanning tunneling microscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Metals and Alloys
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Terada, Y., Nakajima, K., Ikehara, T., & Nishi, T. (1997). Molecular adsorption behavior on an Au(111) surface. Science Reports of the Rerearch Institutes Tohoku University Series A-Physics, 44(1), 91-93.