FROM "SOCCER-BALL" AND "RUGBY-BALL" TO GIANT FULLERENE MOLECULES: A SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY AND SPECTROSCOPY STUDY

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Abstract
Thin films of carbon fullerene molecules, Cn, prepared on metallic substrates are studied by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) under both ambient and ultrahigh vacuum conditions. The STM and AFM images provide real-space atomic-resolution views of these fascinating molecules and their monolayer growth on metal surfaces which reflect both the intermolecular interactions and interactions with the underlying substrates.