Structural studies of tetrathiafulvalene–tetracyanoquinodimethane thin films by scanning tunneling microscopy
- 12 June 1995
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 66 (24) , 3278-3280
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.113403
Abstract
Thin films of tetrathiafulvanene–tetracyanoquinodimethane (TTF-TCNQ) grown on mica substrates by vacuum deposition were studied by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). STM images displayed the usual arrangement of alternative TTF and TCNQ columns aligned parallel to the crystal b axis. However, in addition to the same phase as that of a TTF-TCNQ bulk crystal, a new phase is observed. In this new phase the tilt angles the TCNQ and TTF molecular planes make with the a×b axis are different from those observed in the normal phase. This new phase can be explained by the introduction of a stacking fault on the surface.Keywords
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