Cooperative assembly of magic number C60-Au complexes.
We report the assembly of magic number (C60)m-(Au)n complexes on the Au(111) surface. These complexes have a unique structure consisting of a single atomic layer Au island wrapped by a self-selected number (seven, ten, or twelve) of C(60) molecules. The smallest structure consisting of 7 C60 molecules and 19 Au atoms, stable up to 400 K, has a preferred orientation on the surface. We propose a globalized metal-organic coordination mechanism for the stability of the (C(60))(m)-(Au)n complexes.
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
Yang-Chun
YC
Xie
Lin
L
Tang
Quanmin
Q
Guo