title: Highly ordered molecular films on Au(111): the N-heteroacene approach.
abstract: This study presents an innovative synthesis of dihydrotetraazapentacene (DHTAP) and the scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) investigation of the initial stages of its growth on Au(111). We were able to demonstrate that, up to the fourth monolayer, the DHTAP films show a high structural order and growths in perfect epitaxy. This behavior can be unequivocally attributed to the stabilizing effect of intralayer hydrogen bonding interactions.
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, CINaM UMR 7325, 13288 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lelaidier
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leoni
authors.forename: Pandurangan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arumugam
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranguis
authors.forename: Conrad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Siri
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D009279:Naphthacenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009279:Naphthacenes; D006046:Gold; C523499:pentacene