Conductance of oriented C60 molecules

Nano Lett. 2008 May;8(5):1291-5. doi: 10.1021/nl073074i. Epub 2008 Apr 3.

Abstract

C60 molecules adsorbed to Cu(100) are contacted with the tip of a cryogenic scanning tunneling microscope. Images with submolecular resolution reveal distinct orientations of the molecules. We find that the orientation significantly affects the conductance of the contact despite the high symmetry of C60.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anisotropy
  • Electric Conductivity
  • Fullerenes / chemistry*
  • Materials Testing
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Nanotechnology / methods

Substances

  • Fullerenes
  • fullerene C60