Abstract
Direct comparison of SnPc growth on a metal and a nearly insulating surface was achieved by adsorption of SnPc on Au(111) partially covered with NaCl. While on Au(111), SnPc lies flat and grows in a Stranski-Krastanov mode; on NaCl, Volmer-Weber growth of three-dimensional molecular nanocrystals occurs. On NaCl, intermolecular interactions dominate over the molecule-NaCl coupling and result in a tilted adsorption configuration.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adsorption
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Gold / chemistry*
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Indoles / chemistry
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Isoindoles
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Membranes, Artificial*
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Molecular Structure
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Nanostructures / chemistry*
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Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
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Particle Size
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Sodium Chloride / chemistry*
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Surface Properties
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Tin / chemistry
Substances
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Indoles
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Isoindoles
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Membranes, Artificial
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Organometallic Compounds
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Sodium Chloride
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Tin
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Gold
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phthalocyanine