Journal article
Strain-effect for controlled growth mode and well-ordered structure of quaterrylene thin films
Abstract
We investigated the evolution of quaterrylene thin films on SiO(2) and on an octadecyltrichlorosilane self-assembled monolayer (OTS-SAM) to examine the impact of film strains on the growth processes and evolving structure. Surface modification by SAMs allowed tailoring of the growth process from a Stranski-Krastanov (SK) mode (layer-plus-island) on the SiO(2) surface to a Frank-van der Merwe mode (layer-by-layer) on the OTS surface. Detailed …
Authors
Hayakawa R; Turak A; Zhang X; Hiroshiba N; Dosch H; Chikyow T; Wakayama Y
Journal
The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 133, No. 3,
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Publication Date
July 21, 2010
DOI
10.1063/1.3456733
ISSN
0021-9606