Xw. Yao et al., SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY AND SPECTROSCOPY OF INDIVIDUAL C-60 MOLECULES ON SI(100)-(2X1) SURFACES, Surface science, 366(3), 1996, pp. 743-749
Individual C-60 molecules chemisorbed on Si(100)-(2x1) surfaces have b
een studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. Chemiso
rption was realized by annealing the samples with room-temperature dep
osited adsorbates to 600 degrees C. Spectroscopic results on individua
l adsorbates reveal a transition of their electronic structure from th
at of a near-free adsorbate to that of SiC, as the adsorbate-substrate
interaction increases.