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Fullerene monolayer formation by spray coating
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SYSNO ASEP 0343330 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Fullerene monolayer formation by spray coating Author(s) Červenka, Jiří (FZU-D) RID, ORCID
Flipse, C.F.J. (NL)Source Title Nanotechnology. - : Institute of Physics Publishing - ISSN 0957-4484
Roč. 21, č. 6 (2010), 065302/1-065302/7Number of pages 7 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords monolayer ; spray coating ; fullerene ; atomic force microscopy ; scanning tunnelling microscopy ; electronic structure ; graphite ; gold Subject RIV BM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism CEZ AV0Z10100521 - FZU-D (2005-2011) UT WOS 000273553300010 DOI 10.1088/0957-4484/21/6/065302 Annotation Many large molecular complexes are limited in thin film applications by their insufficient thermal stability, which excludes deposition via commonly used vapour phase deposition methods. Here we demonstrate an alternative way of monolayer formation of large molecules by a simple spray coating method under ambient conditions. This technique has been successfully applied on C60 dissolved in toluene and carbon disulfide. Monolayer thick C60 films have been formed on graphite and gold surfaces at particular deposition parameters, as confirmed by atomic force and scanning tunnelling microscopies. Structural and electronic properties of spray coated C60 films on Au(111) have been found comparable to thermally evaporated C60. We attribute the monolayer formation in spray coating to a crystallization process mediated by an ultrathin solution film on a sample surface. Workplace Institute of Physics Contact Kristina Potocká, potocka@fzu.cz, Tel.: 220 318 579 Year of Publishing 2011
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