SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY STUDY OF THE SURFACE OF C-60 DECAGONAL CRYSTALS GROWN FROM N-HEXANE

Authors
KEITA B NADJO L CEOLIN R AGAFONOV V ANDRE D SZWARC H DUGUE J FABRE C RASSAT A SIZARET PY
Citation
B. Keita et al., SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY STUDY OF THE SURFACE OF C-60 DECAGONAL CRYSTALS GROWN FROM N-HEXANE, Chemical physics letters, 215(1-3), 1993, pp. 125-130
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Chemical physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092614
Volume
215
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
125 - 130
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(1993)215:1-3<125:SSOTSO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A well-developed surface of a decagonal C60 crystal grown from n-hexan e has been imaged directly by STM with molecular resolution. Fairly re gular patterns have been obtained over large surface areas. However, n o internal structure of individual carbon molecules could be observed. This means that some orientational motion persists in the molecular p acking of the decagonal crystal as also demonstrated in cubic C60 crys tals.