STM STUDY OF MOLECULAR ORDER AND DEFECTS IN THE LAYERS OF CYCLOALKANES (CH2)48 AND (CH2)72 ADSORBED ON GRAPHITE

Authors
WAWKUSCHEWSKI A CANTOW HJ MAGONOV SN MOLLER M LIANG W WHANGBO MH
Citation
A. Wawkuschewski et al., STM STUDY OF MOLECULAR ORDER AND DEFECTS IN THE LAYERS OF CYCLOALKANES (CH2)48 AND (CH2)72 ADSORBED ON GRAPHITE, Advanced materials, 5(11), 1993, pp. 821-826
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Advanced materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09359648
Volume
5
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
821 - 826
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(1993)5:11<821:SSOMOA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Cycloalkanes adsorbed on graphite, unlike the normal alkanes considere d in the preceding contribution, cannot undergo a tumbling motion and change their orientation with respect to the graphite surface. The ori entation of the cycloalkanes as revealed by STM images is reported and lamella defects are identified. An answer is also given to the questi on of how many adlayers are seen by STM, which is very important in th e interpretation of superstructure patterns.