Reconstructions of C60 on the Ag(111)1x1 Surface

Authors

X. -D. Wang, Tohoku University
S. Yamazaki, Tohoku University
J. -L. Li, Tohoku University
T. Hashizume, Tohoku University
H. Shinohara, Nagoya University
T. Sakurai, Nagoya University

Abstract

We report the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) study of the C₆₀ adsorption on the Ag(111)1x1 surface. The well-ordered C₆₀ monolayer with good quality was obtained by briefly annealing the multilayer C₆₀ at approximately 300°C. It is concluded that the (2√3)x(2√3)R30° reconstruction is energetically the most stable phase, while two other phases, "hex-a" and "hex-b" phases, are also observed, rotated by approximately 12.5 ± 1.5° and 47.5 ± 1.5° with respect to the stable (2√3)x(2√3)R30° phase. It is suggested that some specific stable adsorption sites are responsible for the pinning and growth of these "hex-a" and "hex-b" phases. Orientational ordering is also documented based on the observed high resolution structures.

Recommended Citation

Wang, X. -D.; Yamazaki, S.; Li, J. -L.; Hashizume, T.; Shinohara, H.; and Sakurai, T. (1994) "Reconstructions of C60 on the Ag(111)1x1 Surface," Scanning Microscopy: Vol. 8: No. 4, Article 25.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/microscopy/vol8/iss4/25