Structural Properties of Iron Phtalocyanines on Ag(111): From the Submonolayer to Monolayer Range

An experimental investigation of the epitaxial growth of iron-phthalocyanines on Ag(111) has been conducted in the monolayer range by low-energy electron diffraction and scanning tunneling microscopy. During the growth, the molecular overlayer undergoes few structural phase transitions, and various...

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Published in:Journal of physical chemistry. C 2011-04, Vol.115 (13), p.5875-5879
Main Authors: Bobaru, S. C, Salomon, E, Layet, J.-M, Angot, T
Format: Article
Language:English
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C: Surfaces, Interfaces, Catalysis
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Summary:An experimental investigation of the epitaxial growth of iron-phthalocyanines on Ag(111) has been conducted in the monolayer range by low-energy electron diffraction and scanning tunneling microscopy. During the growth, the molecular overlayer undergoes few structural phase transitions, and various superlattices with oblique or rectangular unit cells have been identified. We show that the morphologies of the most stable molecular superstructures formed for different molecular coverage are adopted by various phthalocyanines with different central metal atom and phthalocyanine derivatives.
ISSN:1932-7447
1932-7455
DOI:10.1021/jp111715a