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Title: Pulsed molecular beam scattering of a planar-shaped organic molecule on regularly stepped surfaces of hydrogen-terminated Si(111)

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2358216· OSTI ID:20860965
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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)

Strong dependence of surface residence time of a planar organic molecule (hydrogen phthalocyanine) on vicinal surfaces of hydrogen-terminated Si(111) was observed in pulsed molecular beam scattering experiments. These results can be explained by the difference in the microscopic contact area of the molecules on the surface, which determines the binding force between the migrating molecules and the surface. The relationship between the observed behavior and the organic thin film growth is discussed.

OSTI ID:
20860965
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, Issue 14; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2358216; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English