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  • STM Investigation of Temper...
    Di Marino, M; Sedona, F; Sambi, M; Carofiglio, T; Lubian, E; Casarin, M; Tondello, E

    Langmuir, 02/2010, Volume: 26, Issue: 4
    Journal Article

    Multicomponent supramolecular self-assemblies of exceptional long-range order and low defectivity are obtained if C60 and 5-(4-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin (TPP-NH2) are assembled on Ag(110) by sequential evaporation in the submonolayer range of TPP-NH2 and fullerene on the substrate surface and subsequent annealing. A (±2 −3, 6 ± 3) array consisting of supramolecular stripes of a 1:1 C60/TPP-NH2 2D adduct develops at 410 K (the low temperature, LT, phase). If the LT phase is annealed at 470 K, then a 3:1 fullerene/TPP-NH2 (±3 −5, 5 ± 5) nanoporous array (the HT phase) forms, with each pore containing a single porphyrin molecule. Phase separation occurs by annealing the HT phase at 520 K. Structural models are proposed and discussed on the basis of the experimental scanning tunneling microscopy results.