title: Formation and electrical transport properties of pentacene nanorod crystal.
abstract: The monophasic formation of an uncharted pentacene crystal, the pentacene nanorod, has been investigated. The restricted formation of the pentacene nanorod on a bare mica surface reveals a peculiar surface catalytic crystal growth mode of the pentacene. We demonstrated the charge transport measurements through a single pentacene nanorod and analyzed the data using a periodic hopping conduction model. The results revealed that the pentacene nanorod has a periodic conductive node within their one-dimensional crystal.
authors.affiliation: Precision Science and Technology, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. kasaya@prec.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akai-Kasaya
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawanishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nashiki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aono
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuwahara