STM investigation of temperature-dependent two-dimensional supramolecular architectures of C60 and amino-tetraphenylporphyrin on Ag(110).
Multicomponent supramolecular self-assemblies of exceptional long-range order and low defectivity are obtained if C(60) and 5-(4-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin (TPP-NH2) are assembled on Ag(110) by sequential evaporation in the submonolayer range of TPP-NH2 and fullerene on the substrate surface and subsequent annealing. A (+/-2 -3, 6 +/- 3) array consisting of supramolecular stripes of a 1:1 C(60)/TPP-NH2 2D adduct develops at 410 K (the low temperature, LT, phase). If the LT phase is annealed at 470 K, then a 3:1 fullerene/TPP-NH2 (+/-3 -5, 5 +/- 5) nanoporous array (the HT phase) forms, with each pore containing a single porphyrin molecule. Phase separation occurs by annealing the HT phase at 520 K. Structural models are proposed and discussed on the basis of the experimental scanning tunneling microscopy results.
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Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova and Consorzio INSTM, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Carofiglio
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Lubian
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Casarin
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Tondello
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D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling; D010316:Particle Size; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
C548833:5-(4-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin; D037741:Fullerenes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011166:Porphyrins; D012834:Silver; C069837:fullerene C60