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J Cervenka¹, C F J Flipse

¹Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague 6, Czech Republic.

|January 9, 2010

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Spray coating offers a new method for creating thin films of large molecules like C(60) at room temperature. This technique yields high-quality fullerene films comparable to traditional methods, overcoming thermal stability limitations.

Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Surface Chemistry

Background:

Large molecular complexes often lack the thermal stability required for thin film applications using conventional vapor phase deposition.
This limitation restricts their use in various technological fields.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an alternative, ambient condition method for forming monolayers of large molecules.
To investigate the feasibility of spray coating for creating thin films of Buckminsterfullerene (C(60)).

Main Methods:

Development and application of a simple spray coating technique under ambient conditions.
Deposition of C(60) solutions in toluene and carbon disulfide onto graphite and gold substrates.
Characterization using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).

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Analysis of structural and electronic properties of C(60) films on Au(111).

Main Results:

Successful formation of monolayer thick C(60) films on graphite and gold surfaces via spray coating.
Confirmation of monolayer formation through AFM and STM imaging.
Spray-coated C(60) films exhibited structural and electronic properties comparable to those obtained via thermal evaporation.

Conclusions:

Spray coating is a viable ambient condition method for creating high-quality thin films of large molecules like C(60).
The process relies on a crystallization mechanism facilitated by an ultrathin solution film on the substrate.
This technique overcomes thermal stability limitations associated with traditional deposition methods.