Abstract
We report the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) study of the C60 adsorption on the Ag(111)1x1 surface. The well-ordered C60 monolayer with good quality was obtained by briefly annealing the multilayer C60 at approximately 300°C. It is concluded that the (2√3)x(2√3)R30° reconstruction is energetically the most stable phase, while two other phases, 'hex-a' and 'hex-b' phases, are also observed, rotated by approximately 12.5 ± 1.5° and 47.5 ± 1.5° with respect to the stable (2√3)x(2√3)R30° phase. It is suggested that some specific stable adsorption sites are responsible for the pinning and growth of these 'hex-a' and 'hex-b' phases. Orientational ordering is also documented based on the observed high resolution structures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 987-996 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Scanning Microscopy |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1994 Dec 1 |
Keywords
- Ag(111)
- C
- Scanning tunneling microscope
- reconstruction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Instrumentation