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Stm Topographical Images of C60

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Zhouhang Wang ,
Ping Zhang  and
M. Moskovits
Zhouhang Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and the Ontario Laser and Lightwave Research Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A1, Canada.
Ping Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and the Ontario Laser and Lightwave Research Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A1, Canada.
M. Moskovits
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and the Ontario Laser and Lightwave Research Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A1, Canada.
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Abstract

STM topographical images of C60 are reported. The images are consistent with a molecule approximately 9 Å in diameter possessing the now-famous soccer ball structure. With the molecule deposited on gold, its atomic structure is not resolved. On graphite the structure of the within the borders of the C60 molecule is dominated by that of the graphite forming a moiré-like pattern. Some evidence of atomic structure is seen in multilayers of C60 where some five- and six-membered rings are visible. These may, however, be features of fragments of the fullerene rather than whole molecules.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 206: Symposium G – Clusters and Cluster-Assembled Materials , 1990 , 709
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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