STM/STS study of C60F36 molecules adsorption on 7× 7-Si(111) surface
A. I. Oreshkin+, R. Z. Bakhtizin*, V. N. Mantsevich+, S. I. Oreshkin+×, S. V. Savinov+, V. I. Panov+
+Department of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
*Department of Physical Electronics, Bashkir State University, 450074 Ufa, Russia
×Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Abstract
Spatially resolved images of an individual C60F36
fluorofullerene molecules on Si(111)-7 × 7 surface have been
obtained by means of scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy
(STM/STS). The presence of isomers with different symmetry (T,
C3, C1) has been revealed in STM investigation of initial
adsorption stage of C60F36 on silicon surface
Si(111)-(7×7). The adsorbed fluorofullerene molecule can
occupy any adsorption site of silicon surface (corner site, faulted
half, unfaulted half) that indicates for strong molecule-substrate
interaction. The HOMO-LUMO gap of the adsorbed C60F36
molecules have been estimated from current image tunneling
spectroscopy (CITS) and z(V) with engaged feedback measurements. The
value of HOMO-LUMO gap observed experimentally was 3 eV. The
C60F36 molecules adsorption on Si(111)-(7×7) surface
was stable and kept equilibrium configuration during several hours.