Alkane-Assisted Adsorption and Assembly of Phthalocyanines and Porphyrins

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Abstract

In this paper it is demonstrated that the stabilizing effect of linear alkanes can be utilized to achieve very high stability in the adsorption and assembly of planar organic molecules on inert surfaces under ambient conditions, by direct deposition from solutions. Using peripherally alkylated phthalocyanines and porphyrins as the examples, optimal resolutions can be achieved with complex molecular systems. Submolecular features of the molecular cores and the interdigitated alkyl parts are clearly visible. Distinctly different packing symmetries were also observed and could be attributed to the intermolecular and adsorbate−substrate interactions. Appreciable contrast variations were also recorded with changing bias voltages. This approach could be adapted to the studies of other molecules to observe submolecular features and could be helpful in obtaining two-dimensional assemblies of monodispersed molecules, especially planar molecules.

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