Title :
Use of an organic template structure for the manipulation of nano-scale objects
Author :
Griessl, Stefan J H ; Lackinger, Markus ; Heckl, Wolfgang M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. fur Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper, we report on a new method for the investigation and manipulation of single molecules by STM without the explicit need for experimentally challenging UHV techniques. The controlled manipulation of single molecules becomes possible, since an organic template preadsorbed on the substrate introduces a hexagonal grid of stable adsorption sites with a next nearest neighbor distance of approximately 1.6 nm.
Keywords :
adsorption; nanostructured materials; organic compounds; scanning tunnelling microscopy; 1.6 nm; STM; adsorption; hexagonal grid; organic template structure; ultra high vacuum technique; Chemicals; Diffusion bonding; Manufacturing; Molecular electronics; Nanobioscience; Nanotechnology; Process design; Quantum computing; Switches; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology, 2004. 4th IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8536-5
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2004.1392287