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Title: Single pentagon in a hexagonal carbon lattice revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1377859· OSTI ID:40203197

The electronic structure of a single pentagon in a hexagonal carbon lattice has been revealed on an atomic scale by scanning tunneling microscopy. The pentagon is located at the apex of the conical protuberance of the graphitic particle. The enhanced charge density localized at each carbon atom in the pentagon is identified, and the ringlike pattern of the ({radical}3{times}{radical}3)R30{degree} superstructure of graphite is clearly observed around the pentagon. {copyright} 2001 American Institute of Physics.

Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40203197
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 78, Issue 23; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1377859; Othernumber: APPLAB000078000023003696000001; 043123APL; PBD: 4 Jun 2001; ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English