When do hydrocarbons dewet metal surfaces? The case of coronene on Cu(111)

Wang, Chen Santillan; Thürmer, Konrad; Skeen, Scott; Bartelt, Norman C.

doi:10.1016/j.susc.2020.121603

When do hydrocarbons dewet metal surfaces? The case of coronene on Cu(111)

Journal Article · Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Surface Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2020.121603· OSTI ID:1618083

Wang, Chen Santillan ^[1]; Thürmer, Konrad ^[1]; Skeen, Scott ^[1]; Bartelt, Norman C. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Here, we have used scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory calculations to study molecular layers of coronene on Cu(111). The structure and stability of these layers is determined by the balance between coronene-substrate and coronene-coronene interactions. Here, we characterize this balance by measuring the maximum coverage before coronene dewets the substrate to form three-dimensional islands. We find that coronene molecules lie parallel to the substrate at the maximum coverage, in contrast to previous observations of tilted coronene on metal surfaces. We attribute this previously reported tilt to a metastability caused by an activation barrier to nucleate three-dimensional islands.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1618083

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1776229

Report Number(s):: SAND--2019-12819J; 680641

Journal Information:: Surface Science, Journal Name: Surface Science Vol. 700; ISSN 0039-6028

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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