Abstract
Using a scanning tunneling microscope, the growth of on Ag(110) is explored. The substrate influences the natural tendency of the fullerene molecules to pack closely and an overlayer system with twofold rotational symmetry is formed: Ag(110)c(4×4). This represents a distorted close-packed configuration for the molecules, where the nearest-neighbor distance observed in bulk is maintained. Initial island growth occurs on terrace sites away from substrate step edges, which bunch with increasing fullerene coverage. Above monolayer coverage, grows epitaxially, maintaining twofold rotational symmetry. Tunneling spectroscopy is used to explore differences between the electronic structure in the monolayer and multilayer regimes.
- Received 5 July 1994
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.50.5810
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