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Origin of C60 surface reconstruction resolved by atomic force microscopy. / Forcieri, Leonardo; Taylor, Simon; Moriarty, Philip et al.
In: Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 104, No. 20, 205428, 22.11.2021.

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Forcieri, L, Taylor, S, Moriarty, P & Jarvis, S 2021, 'Origin of C60 surface reconstruction resolved by atomic force microscopy', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, vol. 104, no. 20, 205428. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.205428

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Forcieri, L., Taylor, S., Moriarty, P., & Jarvis, S. (2021). Origin of C60 surface reconstruction resolved by atomic force microscopy. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 104(20), Article 205428. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.205428

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Forcieri L, Taylor S, Moriarty P, Jarvis S. Origin of C60 surface reconstruction resolved by atomic force microscopy. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2021 Nov 22;104(20):205428. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.104.205428

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Forcieri, Leonardo ; Taylor, Simon ; Moriarty, Philip et al. / Origin of C60 surface reconstruction resolved by atomic force microscopy. In: Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2021 ; Vol. 104, No. 20.

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abstract = "Surface adsorption of C60 affects its chemical and electronic properties. Numerous studies have reported observation of bright and dark fullerenes on metal surfaces that suggest extensive surface reconstruction; however, the underpinning mechanism of the reconstruction remains under debate. Here we report tip-functionalized noncontact atomic force microscope measurements which unambiguously reveal that C60 fullerenes adsorb with three well-defined adsorption heights on the Cu(111) surface, consistent with theoretical reports of top-layer hollow sites, single-atom vacancies, and surface nanopits. Using single-molecule resolution Δf(z) measurements we identify well-defined adsorption heights specific to each site, confirming the presence of a complex vacancy model for C60 monolayers on metal surfaces.",
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