Molecular Dynamics Simulations for a Pentacene Monolayer on Amorphous Silica

Molecular dynamics simulations are presented for “bulklike” and “filmlike” monolayers of pentacene deposited on a slab of amorphous silica. The two simulated systems, which mainly differ in the tilt angle between the pentacene molecules and the silica surface, exhibit structural and energetic proper...

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Published in:Chemphyschem 2009-08, Vol.10 (11), p.1783-1788
Main Authors: Della Valle, Raffaele Guido, Venuti, Elisabetta, Brillante, Aldo, Girlando, Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acenes
Chemistry
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
molecular dynamics
polymorphism
semiconductors
Surface physical chemistry
thin films
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Summary:Molecular dynamics simulations are presented for “bulklike” and “filmlike” monolayers of pentacene deposited on a slab of amorphous silica. The two simulated systems, which mainly differ in the tilt angle between the pentacene molecules and the silica surface, exhibit structural and energetic properties that match the available measurements. The bulklike monolayer, the structure of which corresponds to that of the low‐temperature polymorph of crystalline pentacene, is stable. The filmlike monolayer, in which the molecules are most closely normal to the surface, is instead thermodynamically metastable, in agreement with the experimental evidence. Monolayer forms: Molecular dynamics simulations are presented for “bulklike” and “filmlike” monolayers of pentacene deposited on a slab of amorphous silica (see picture). The two simulated systems, which mainly differ in the tilt angle between the pentacene molecules and the silica surface, exhibit structural and energetic properties that match the available measurements.
ISSN:1439-4235
1439-7641
DOI:10.1002/cphc.200900084