Molecular orientation and lattice ordering of C60 molecules on the polar FeO/Pt(111) surface. 2012

Zhihui Qin, and Cunding Liu, and Jian Chen, and Qinmin Guo, and Yinghui Yu, and Gengyu Cao
State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, People's Republic of China. zhqin@wipm.ac.cn

C(60) molecules assemble into close packing layer under the domination of the intermolecular interaction when deposited onto Pt(111)-supported FeO layer kept at 400 K. From corresponding high resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) image, a kind of C(60) molecular orientational ordering stabilized by the intermolecular interaction is revealed as C(60)/FeO(111)-(√133 × √133) R17.5° structure and determined from the commensurability between the C(60) nearest-neighbor distance and the lattice of the underlying oxygen layer. Moreover, due to the inhomogeneously distributed work function of the underlying FeO layer, the C(60) molecular electronic state is periodically modulated resulting in a bright-dim STM contrast. In addition, one coincidence lattice ordering is determined as 8 × 8 superstructure with respect to the C(60) primitive cell, which overlays a 3 × 3 moiré cell of the underlying FeO layer.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010984 Platinum A heavy, soft, whitish metal, resembling tin, with atomic number 78, atomic weight 195.084, symbol Pt. It is used in manufacturing equipment for laboratory and industrial use. It occurs as a black powder (platinum black) and as a spongy substance (spongy platinum) and may have been known in Pliny's time as "alutiae". Platinum Black
D005290 Ferric Compounds Inorganic or organic compounds containing trivalent iron. Compounds, Ferric
D013499 Surface Properties Characteristics or attributes of the outer boundaries of objects, including molecules. Properties, Surface,Property, Surface,Surface Property
D037741 Fullerenes A polyhedral CARBON structure composed of around 60-80 carbon atoms in pentagon and hexagon configuration. They are named after Buckminster Fuller because of structural resemblance to geodesic domes. Fullerenes can be made in high temperature such as arc discharge in an inert atmosphere. Buckyballs,Buckminsterfullerenes,Buckminsterfullerene,Buckyball,Fullerene

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