title: Conductance of oriented C60 molecules.
abstract: C60 molecules adsorbed to Cu(100) are contacted with the tip of a cryogenic scanning tunneling microscope. Images with submolecular resolution reveal distinct orientations of the molecules. We find that the orientation significantly affects the conductance of the contact despite the high symmetry of C60.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, D-24098 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Néel
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kröger
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Limot
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berndt
mesh_terms: D016880:Anisotropy; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; C069837:fullerene C60