Application of a Transparent Conductive Substrate with an Atomically Flat and Stepped Surface to Lateral Growth of an Organic Molecule: Vanadyl Phthalocyanine

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Abstract
The lateral growth of an organic molecule on a transparent conductive substrate—important for molecular electronics—is demonstrated using vanadyl phthalocyanine (VOPc) on epitaxial indium tin oxide (ITO) film with an atomically flat and stepped surface. The occurrence of two‐dimensional lateral growth is proved by the heights of the square‐shaped domains of VOPc (see Figure) stacked parallel to the ITO substrate.