title: What orchestrates the self-assembly of glycine molecules on Cu(100)?
abstract: The structures of two competing phases and their interrelationship in the self-organization of glycine molecules on a Cu(100) surface were clarified. Despite their similar structural energies predicted using first-principles calculation, completely different mechanisms were found to stabilize the two phases. The balance and coordination of the two mechanisms that induce a variety of self-assembled structures in this attractive system were revealed. Furthermore, the importance of the microscopic arrangement of the molecules in designing the macroscopic electronic structures was directly demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physics, CREST-JST, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573 Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taninaka
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Hidemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shigekawa