Self-assembled stripe structure of zinc-phthalocyanine on graphite surfaces

Authors
Naitoh, Y Matsumoto, T Sugiura, K Sakata, Y Kawai, T
Citation
Y. Naitoh et al., Self-assembled stripe structure of zinc-phthalocyanine on graphite surfaces, SURF SCI, 487(1-3), 2001, pp. L534-L540
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
SURFACE SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00396028 → ACNP
Volume
487
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
L534 - L540
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6028(20010720)487:1-3<L534:SSSOZO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Monolayers of zinc-phthalocyanine deposited on highly oriented pyrolytic gr aphite (HOPG) substrate have been investigated by scanning tunneling micros copy. At the coverage of 1 ML, ZnPc layers show stripes with twined domains along threefold symmetry. The separations between the stripe lines are 6 n m and the heights of the monolayers are 1.2 nm. This structure can be expla ined by a corresponding superstructure for monolayered beta -form ZnPc crys tals with the Ir-stacking in parallel to the HOPG surface. (C) 2001 Elsevie r Science B.V. All rights reserved.