Observation of individual molecules trapped on a nanostructured insulator
Nony L, Gnecco E, Baratoff A, Alkauskas A, Bennewitz R, Pfeiffer O, Maier S, Wetzel A, Meyer E, Gerber C (2004)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Letter
Publication year: 2004
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Publisher: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Book Volume: 4
Pages Range: 2185-2189
Journal Issue: 11
DOI: 10.1021/nl048693v
Abstract
For the first time, ordered polar molecules confined in monolayer-deep rectangular pits produced on an alkali halide surface by electron irradiation have been resolved at room temperature by noncontact atomic force microscopy. Molecules self-assemble in a specific fashion inside pits of width smaller than 15 nm. By contrast no ordered aggregates of molecules are observed on flat terraces. Conclusions regarding nucleation and ordering mechanisms are drawn. Trapping in pits as small as 2 nm opens a route to address single molecules.
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APA:
Nony, L., Gnecco, E., Baratoff, A., Alkauskas, A., Bennewitz, R., Pfeiffer, O.,... Gerber, C. (2004). Observation of individual molecules trapped on a nanostructured insulator. Nano Letters, 4(11), 2185-2189. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl048693v
MLA:
Nony, Laurent, et al. "Observation of individual molecules trapped on a nanostructured insulator." Nano Letters 4.11 (2004): 2185-2189.
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