TY - JOUR
T1 - Direct observation of the growth process of organic crystals by scanning tunnelling microscopy
AU - Taki, Seiji
AU - Ishida, Kenji
AU - Okabe, Hirotaka
AU - Matsushige, Kazumi
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Professor K. Hara and Dr. T. Horiuchi for stimulating discussions during the course of this study. This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Edw;ation, Science and Culture.
PY - 1993/7
Y1 - 1993/7
N2 - STM (scanning tunnelling microscope) observation was conducted on n-paraffin molecules (n-C33H68) adsorbed on a graphite substrate. A series of the STM images could reveal each of the progressive stages of the crystal growth, suggesting how the molecules grow into two-dimensional crystals.
AB - STM (scanning tunnelling microscope) observation was conducted on n-paraffin molecules (n-C33H68) adsorbed on a graphite substrate. A series of the STM images could reveal each of the progressive stages of the crystal growth, suggesting how the molecules grow into two-dimensional crystals.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-0248(93)90391-9
DO - 10.1016/0022-0248(93)90391-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027626319
VL - 131
SP - 13
EP - 16
JO - Journal of Crystal Growth
JF - Journal of Crystal Growth
SN - 0022-0248
IS - 1-2
ER -