Nucleation and growth of thin films of rod-like conjugated molecules

G Hlawacek, C Teichert - Journal of physics: Condensed matter, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Thin films formed from small molecules are rapidly gaining importance in different
technological fields. To explain their growth, methods developed for zero-dimensional atoms …

Characterization of step-edge barriers in organic thin-film growth

G Hlawacek, P Puschnig, P Frank, A Winkler… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Detailed understanding of growth mechanisms in organic thin-film deposition is crucial for
tailoring growth morphologies, which in turn determine the physical properties of the …

[HTML][HTML] On the nucleation and initial film growth of rod-like organic molecules

A Winkler - Surface science, 2016 - Elsevier
In this article, some fundamental topics related to the initial steps of organic film growth are
reviewed. General conclusions will be drawn based on experimental results obtained for the …

Muscovite mica: Flatter than a pancake

W de Poel, S Pintea, J Drnec, F Carla, R Felici… - Surface Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Muscovite mica is a widely used material because of its transparency, heat resistance and
especially its flatness. This study investigates how flat muscovite mica really is. The surface …

[图书][B] Handbook of nanophysics: nanotubes and nanowires

KD Sattler - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
Intensive research on fullerenes, nanoparticles, and quantum dots in the 1990s led to
interest in nanotubes and nanowires in subsequent years. Handbook of Nanophysics …

Effects of polymethylmethacrylate-transfer residues on the growth of organic semiconductor molecules on chemical vapor deposited graphene

M Kratzer, BC Bayer, PR Kidambi, A Matković… - Applied physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Scalably grown and transferred graphene is a highly promising material for organic
electronic applications, but controlled interfacing of graphene thereby remains a key …

Crystallisation kinetics in thin films of dihexyl-terthiophene: the appearance of polymorphic phases

B Wedl, R Resel, G Leising, B Kunert, I Salzmann… - RSC …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The presence of surface-induced crystal structures is well known within organic thin films.
However, the physical parameters responsible for their formation are still under debate. In …

Initial stages of a para-hexaphenyl film growth on amorphous mica

T Potocar, S Lorbek, D Nabok, Q Shen, L Tumbek… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
Para-hexaphenyl (6P) molecules were deposited in the submonolayer range on a sputter-
modified muscovite mica (001) surface by physical vapor deposition under ultrahigh vacuum …

Epitaxial growth of sexi-thiophene and para-hexaphenyl and its implications for the fabrication of self-assembled lasing nano-fibres

C Simbrunner - Semiconductor science and technology, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the last few years, epitaxially grown self-assembled organic nano-structures became of
increasing interest due to their high potential for implementation within opto-electronic …

Direct observation of the orientational anisotropy of buried hydroxyl groups inside muscovite mica

A Tuladhar, ZA Chase, MD Baer, BA Legg… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Muscovite mica (001) is a widely used model surface for controlling molecular assembly and
a common substrate for environmental adsorption processes. The mica (001) surface …