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Structure assembly regularities in vapour-deposited gold-fullerene mixture films
V Lavrentiev1, M Motylenko2, M Barchuk2
1NS Lab, Nuclear Physics Institute CAS Rez-130, Husinec 25068 Czech Republic lavrent@ujf.cas.cz.
Nanoscale Advances
|September 22, 2022
Summary
Self-assembly of gold (Au) and fullerene (C60) mixtures creates precise nanostructures. Adjusting Au concentration controls cluster size and spacing, enabling tuneable electronic functions for spintronic devices.
Area of Science:
- Nanotechnology
- Materials Science
- Quantum Physics
Background:
- Self-assembly enables precise fabrication of hybrid nanostructures.
- Metal-organic nanomaterials are promising for spintronic devices.
- Understanding atomic self-assembly processes is crucial for nanofabrication.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate self-assembly processes in vapor-deposited gold (Au) and C60 mixture films.
- To reveal quantum plasmon effects in these hybrid nanostructures.
- To establish correlations between nanostructure and Au concentration (x).
Main Methods:
- Systematic characterization of Au-C60 films using structure-sensitive techniques.
- Analysis of correlations between film nanostructure and Au concentration.
- Evaluation of Au concentration dependence on composite nanostructures.
Main Results:
- Identified Au intercalation into the C60 lattice and Au clustering as key self-assembly processes.
- Demonstrated that self-assembly efficiency strongly depends on Au concentration (x).
- Showed control over Au cluster size and intercluster spacing by adjusting Au concentration.
Conclusions:
- Self-assembled Au-C60 mixtures form quantum materials.
- Electronic functions of these materials are tuneable via Au concentration.
- This offers a method for fabricating advanced nanomaterials for spintronics.
