Chromium wheels quasi-hexagonal 2D assembling by direct UHV sublimation

Marzio Rancan; Francesco Sedona; Marco Di Marino; Lidia Armelao; Mauro Sambi

doi:10.1039/c1cc10730e

Chromium wheels quasi-hexagonal 2D assembling by direct UHV sublimation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 May 28;47(20):5744-6. doi: 10.1039/c1cc10730e. Epub 2011 Apr 18.

Authors

Marzio Rancan¹, Francesco Sedona, Marco Di Marino, Lidia Armelao, Mauro Sambi

Affiliation

¹ ISTM-CNR and INSTM, Department of Chemistry, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 21503341
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc10730e

Abstract

Chromium(III)-based wheels close-pack on the Ag(110) surface forming a quasi-hexagonal 2D network following direct sublimation in ultra high vacuum (UHV). Wheels organization and chemical integrity have been proved through in situ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) studies.