Area confined position control of molecular aggregates
Chemical Physics
2016-05-13 v3 Soft Condensed Matter
Abstract
We report an experimental approach to control the position of molecular aggregates on surfaces by vacuum deposition. The control is accomplished by regulating the molecular density on the surface in a confined area. The diffusing molecules are concentrated at the centre of the confined area, producing a stable cluster when reaching the critical density for nucleation. Mechanistic aspects of that control are obtained from kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. The dimensions of the position can further be controlled by varying the beam flux and the substrate temperature.
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@article{arxiv.1512.03633,
title = {Area confined position control of molecular aggregates},
author = {Hong Wang and Oleg Buller and Wenchong Wang and Andreas Heuer and Dequin Zhang and Harald Fuchs and Lifeng Chi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.03633},
year = {2016}
}
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6 pages, 5 figures