Investigation of the epitaxial growth of octamethylene-tetrathiafulvalene (OMTTF) on substrates of different chemical reactivity

Authors
Poppensieker, J Rothig, C Fuchs, H
Citation
J. Poppensieker et al., Investigation of the epitaxial growth of octamethylene-tetrathiafulvalene (OMTTF) on substrates of different chemical reactivity, ADV FUNCT M, 11(3), 2001, pp. 188-192
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
ISSN journal
1616301X → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
188 - 192
Database
ISI
SICI code
1616-301X(200106)11:3<188:IOTEGO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Monolayers of the organic donor OMTTF (octamethylene-tetrathiafulvalene) we re grown on a Ag(100) substrate and on the iodine c(2x2) superstructure on Ag(100) by organic molecular beam deposition (OMBD) under ultra high vacuum (UHV) conditions. The films were characterized by low energy electron diff raction (LEED) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). In the monolayer re gime the molecules grow on both substrates in an ordered structure. By comp aring the degree of long-range order and the geometrical structure observed on Ag and on iodine with that of OMTTF-TCNQ we discuss the interplay betwe en the different interactions and long-range order in epitaxial growth.