Fig. 3: Post-modulation of the full-weak-bonded layer-by-layer assembly coordinated by TS-C60. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Post-modulation of the full-weak-bonded layer-by-layer assembly coordinated by TS-C60.

From: Post-modulation of layer-by-layer assemblies coordinated by a catalytic dose of fullerene derivatives without external fields

Fig. 3: Post-modulation of the full-weak-bonded layer-by-layer assembly coordinated by TS-C60.

a Synthetic route of the TS-C60 molecules. b Schematic illustration of the mismatch-free full-weak-bonded layer-by-layer assembly after the addition of the TS-C60. c, d High-resolution (c) and large-area (d) STM images of the post-modulated full-weak-bonded layer-by-layer assembly at the boundary of the first and the second layers. The interlayer angular mismatch is eliminated with the coordination of TS-C60. e, f Distribution of the TS-C60 in the first layer alone (e) and in the full-weak-bonded layer-by-layer assembly (f) after 90 min of addition of TS-C60, respectively. g Height profile of the post-modulated layer-by-layer assembly. h FFT spline of the post-modulated layer-by-layer assembly. The yellow and green spots represent the first layer and the second layer without angular mismatch, respectively. White arrows: symmetry axis of HOPG. Tunneling conditions: Iset = 50 pA, Vbias = −500 mV. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

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