Highly ordered assembly of single-domain dichloropentacene over large areas on vicinal gold surfaces

Authors

Jun Wang, University of New HampshireFollow
Irvinder Kaur, University of New Hampshire
Bogdan Diaconescu, University of New HampshireFollow
Jian-Ming Tang, University of New Hampshire
Glen P. Miller, University of New HampshireFollow
Karsten Pohl, University of New HampshireFollow

Abstract

Defining pathways to assemble long-range-ordered 2D nanostructures of specifically designed organic molecules Is required In order to optimize the performance of organic thin-film electronic devices. We report on the rapid fabrication of a nearly perfect self assembled monolayer (SAM) composed of a single domain 6,13-dichloropentacene (DCP) brick wall pattern on Au(788). Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) results show the well-ordered DCP SAM extends over hundreds of nanometers. Combining STM results with insights from density functional theory, we propose that a combination of unique Intermolecular and molecule-step interactions drives the DCP SAM formation.

Department

Physics

Publication Date

2-14-2011

Journal Title

Acs Nano

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1021/nn102468p

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Wang, Jun; Kaur, Irvinder; Diaconescu, Bogdan; Tang, Jian-Ming; Miller, Glen P.; and Pohl, Karsten, "Highly ordered assembly of single-domain dichloropentacene over large areas on vicinal gold surfaces" (2011). Acs Nano. 6.
https://scholars.unh.edu/physics_facpub/6

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