a Institut FEMTO-ST, Université de Franche-Comté, CNRS, ENSMM, 32, Avenue de l’Observatoire, F-25044 Besancon Cedex, France b Institut Jean Lamour, CNRS, UHP, INPL, Boulevard des Aiguillettes, F-54506 Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
Abstract:
The adsorption of zwitterionic (E) 4-methoxy-4′-(3-n-sulfonatopropyl)stilbazolium (MSPS) molecules on the stepped vicinal Au(23 23 21) surface was studied by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) at low temperature as a function of the molecular coverage. At the sub-half monolayer, a supramolecular network based on MSPS is preferentially adsorbed onto face-centered cubic stacking regions. At the monolayer, a complete periodic supramolecular film is obtained.