| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1674119 | Thin Solid Films | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The epitaxial growth of p-sexiphenyl (C36H26, 6P) on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface has been investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). 6P molecules prefer epitaxial growth with the long axis along the [110] direction (armchair direction) of the HOPG substrate, with the unit cell parameters b1 = 0.67 ± 0.06 nm, b2 = 5.97 ± 0.06 nm and angle of 88 ± 3° between them. The relation of the 6P overlayer lattice vectors with the HOPG substrate has also been deduced, i.e. the 5 × 1 supercell is in a point-on-point commensurate relation with respect to the HOPG substrate surface.
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Authors
Zhi-Hong Wang, Kaname Kanai, Kai Iketaki, Yukio Ouchi, Kazuhiko Seki,