Non-intuitive clustering of 9,10-phenanthrenequinone on Au(111)
| Title: | Non-intuitive clustering of 9,10-phenanthrenequinone on Au(111) |
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| Authors: | Ryan D. Brown, Rebecca C. Quardokus, Natalie A. Wasio, Jacob P. Petersen, Angela M. Silski, Steven A. Corcelli, S. Alex Kandel |
| Source: | Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1801-1807 (2017) |
| Publisher Information: | Beilstein-Institut, 2017. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Collection: | LCC:Technology LCC:Chemical technology LCC:Science LCC:Physics |
| Subject Terms: | metastable clusters, 9,10-phenanthrenequinone, scanning tunneling microscopy, self-assembly, Technology, Chemical technology, TP1-1185, Science, Physics, QC1-999 |
| More Details: | The direct injection of a 9,10-phenanthrenequinone in tetrahydrofuran solution on a Au(111) substrate in high vacuum results in the formation of metastable clusters with a non-intuitive structure. Metastable, rectangular tetramers of this molecule form in which the net molecular dipoles all orient toward the center of the cluster. This structure does not allow for additional hydrogen bonding and thus the origin of its metastability is not clear. We compare this feature to other structures observed on this surface, as well as those formed during the deposition of 9-fluorenone, which does not exhibit this anomalous clustering behavior. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2190-4286 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2190-4286 |
| DOI: | 10.3762/bjnano.8.181 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/70ddfbbc32004146968279e554bb12a9 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.70ddfbbc32004146968279e554bb12a9 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 21904286 |
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| DOI: | 10.3762/bjnano.8.181 |
| Published in: | Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology |
| Language: | English |