Different growth regimes on prepatterned surfaces: Consistent evidence from simulations and experiments

作者:Lied Fabian*; Mues Tanja; Wang Wenchong; Chi Lifeng; Heuer Andreas
来源:Journal of Chemical Physics, 2012, 136(2): 024704.
DOI:10.1063/1.3676257

摘要

Molecule deposition on a prepatterned substrate is a recently developed technique to generate desired structures of organic molecules on surfaces via self-organization. For the case of prepatterned stripes, the time-resolved process of structure formation is studied via lattice Monte Carlo simulations. By systematic variation of the interaction strength, three distinct growth regimes can be identified: localized growth, bulge formation, and cluster formation. All three growth regimes can be recovered in the experiment when choosing appropriate organic molecules. Some key microscopic observables, reflecting the properties of the structure formation, display a non-monotonous dependence on the interaction strength.

  • 出版日期2012-1-14