• 文献标题:   Temperature Evolution of Quasi-one-dimensional C-60 Nanostructures on Rippled Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN CH, ZHENG HS, MILLS A, HEFLIN JR, TAO CG
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • ISSN:   2045-2322
  • 通讯作者地址:   Virginia Tech
  • 被引频次:   6
  • DOI:   10.1038/srep14336
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

We report the preparation of novel quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) C-60 nanostructures on rippled graphene. Through careful control of the subtle balance between the linear periodic potential of rippled graphene and the C-60 surface mobility, we demonstrate that C-60 molecules can be arranged into a quasi-1D C-60 chain structure with widths of two to three molecules. At a higher annealing temperature, the quasi-1D chain structure transitions to a more compact hexagonal close packed quasi-1D stripe structure. This first experimental realization of quasi-1D C-60 structures on graphene may pave a way for fabricating new C-60/graphene hybrid structures for future applications in electronics, spintronics and quantum information.