Vapour-growth of Sn on stearic acid molecular layers |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan;2. Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto-fu 611, Japan |
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Abstract: | Tin metal was vacuum deposited at room temperature on to Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films with surfaces of either hydrophilic head groups or hydrophobic tail groups. Different growth modes on different surfaces of the LB films were observed with an atomic force microscope. Fine Sn particles deposited on the hydrophobic surface were uniform in size and similar in shape, but on the hydrophilic surface large Sn particles were observed. Chemical interactions between organic functional groups and deposited metal seems critical for the manner of crystal growth. The possibility of control over the crystallization of metals using two-dimensionally assembled organic molecules is demonstrated. |
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