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Atomic-Scale Mechanical Properties of Orientated C60 Molecules Revealed by Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy

Journal

ACS NANO
Volume 5, Issue 8, Pages 6349-6354

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn201462g

Keywords

noncontact atomic force microscopy; scanning tunnelling microscopy; three-dimensional dynamic force spectroscopy; fullerene C-60; high-resolution imaging; local force variation

Funding

  1. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
  2. ESF EUROCORE
  3. Swiss National Center of Competence in Research

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In this work, the mechanical properties of C-60 molecules adsorbed on Cu(111) are measured by tuning-fork-based noncontact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) and spectroscopy at cryogenic conditions. Site-specific tip-sample force variations are detected above the buckyball structure. Moreover, high-resolution Images obtained by nc-AFM show the chemical structure of this. molecule and describes unambiguously its orientations on the surface.

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