IMAGING MOLECULAR ADSORBATES - RESOLUTION EFFECTS AND DETERMINATION OF ADSORPTION PARAMETERS

Authors
CHIANG S HALLMARK VM MEINHARDT KP HAFNER K
Citation
S. Chiang et al., IMAGING MOLECULAR ADSORBATES - RESOLUTION EFFECTS AND DETERMINATION OF ADSORPTION PARAMETERS, Journal of vacuum science & technology. B, Microelectronics and nanometer structures processing, measurement and phenomena, 12(3), 1994, pp. 1957-1962
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of vacuum science & technology. B, Microelectronics and nanometer structures processing, measurement and phenomena → ACNP
ISSN journal
10711023
Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1957 - 1962
Database
ISI
SICI code
1071-1023(1994)12:3<1957:IMA-RE>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The scanning tunneling microscope has been used to distinguish a serie s of related molecules (naphthalene, azulene, and various methylazulen es) on Pt(111) on the basis of their shape. Typical lower resolution i mages are used to measure the relative sticking coefficients and relat ive diffusion rates of the molecules. The orientations and binding sit es of several of the molecules on the surface are also assigned. Tip d ependent higher resolution images can show internal structural details on molecular species which have low diffusion rates.