Electron stimulated polymerization of solid C60
- 31 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 64 (5) , 577-579
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.111113
Abstract
Electron‐stimulated modifications to pure C60 films grown on GaAs(110) have been induced by ∼3 eV electrons from a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and from 1500 eV electrons from an electron gun. In the STM‐modified area, a variety of apparent molecular sizes and shapes were observed with intramolecular contrast and a blurring of intermolecular distinction. Surfaces bombarded by 1500 eV electrons showed modifications over larger areas and these results suggested a growth mode for polymerization. Annealing of such modified surfaces restored the ordered fcc structure.Keywords
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