SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY STUDIES ON N-ALKANE MOLECULES ADSORBED ON GRAPHITE

Authors
COUTO MS LIU XY MEEKES H BENNEMA P
Citation
Ms. Couto et al., SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY STUDIES ON N-ALKANE MOLECULES ADSORBED ON GRAPHITE, Journal of applied physics, 75(1), 1994, pp. 627-629
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218979
Volume
75
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
627 - 629
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8979(1994)75:1<627:SSONMA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The adsorption of n-alkanes on graphite has been studied by scanning t unneling microscopy. These molecules can form very well ordered layers on the graphite surface. The results suggest that a transition from a n ordered to a disordered state of the molecules occurs as a function of temperature. A model for the structure of the adsorbed layer and a possible explanation for the temperature effects are given.