Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2015,6, 2412–2416, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.248
, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.6.248 Abstract We deposited a volatilelanthanidecomplex, tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)terbium(III), onto metal surfaces of Cu(111), Ag(111) and Au(111) in vacuum and observed well-ordered sub-monolayer films with low temperature (5 K) scanning tunneling microscopy
contamination of the surface. This new rare-earth-based class of molecules broadens the choice of molecular magnets to study with scanning tunneling microscopy.
Keywords: β-diketonate; molecular films; scanning tunneling microscopy; terbium; volatilelanthanidecomplex; Introduction
Several carefully designed
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Figure 1:
A ball–stick model of tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato) lanthanide(III).