Two-dimensional molecular-packing structure and monolayer preparation
of adenine adsorbates on the graphite (0001) surface have been studied
using scanning tunneling microscopy, low-energy electron diffraction,
and thermal-desorption spectroscopy. By combining real-space images a
nd diffraction data a close-packed hydrogen-bonded network of adenine
dimers is proposed, containing two dimers in a unit eel with the symme
try group p2gg. The energy-minimized molecular arrangement could be de
termined by force field calculations. Adenine adsorbate layers were pr
epared by sublimation in UHV.