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Nanotechnology. 2006 Mar 28;17(6):1568-73. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/6/006. Epub 2006 Feb 21.

Adsorption of PTCDA on a partially KBr covered Ag(111) substrate.

Nanotechnology

Ch Loppacher, U Zerweck, L M Eng, S Gemming, G Seifert, C Olbrich, K Morawetz, M Schreiber

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Applied Photophysics, TU Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany.

PMID: 26558560 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/6/006

Abstract

Ordered growth of 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA) on Ag(111) partially covered by one or two monolayers of KBr was investigated by non-contact AFM with molecular resolution. Different adsorption patterns are found on the pure substrate, the one covered by a single monolayer, and the one covered by two monolayers KBr. Simulations with an extended Ising-type model reproduce these experimental patterns very well. The adsorbate-adsorbate and the adsorbate-substrate interaction parameters obtained from the simulation are discussed with respect to the interactions at the Ag(111)|KBr interface. As a result, alkali halide covered metals can be used for tuning the interactions and designing adsorption systems, which opens up new possibilities in the control of self-assembled nanostructures.

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