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Structure, Dynamics and Electronic Properties of Molecular Nanostructures Observed By STM

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Atomic and Nanometer-Scale Modification of Materials: Fundamentals and Applications

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A scanning tunneling microscope (STM) has been used to characterize molecular nanostructures at surfaces and solid-fluid interfaces on length and time scales of 10 pm and 10 µs, respectively. We present the experimental set-up and describe imaging of solid surfaces under ambient conditions, including an organic conductor (difluoranthenyl-hexafluorophosphate), a layered semimetal (graphite) and a layered semiconductor (MoSe2). We then discuss the determination of molecular structure and dynamics as well as electronic properties of molecular monolayers at solid-fluid interfaces. Finally, we give some perspectives for the modification of molecular nanostructures using an STM.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Postfach 3148, DW-6500, Mainz, Germany

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    Phaedon Avouris

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Rabe, J.P. (1993). Structure, Dynamics and Electronic Properties of Molecular Nanostructures Observed By STM. In: Avouris, P. (eds) Atomic and Nanometer-Scale Modification of Materials: Fundamentals and Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 239. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2024-1_24

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