STM tip-assisted engineering of molecular nanostructures: PTCDA islands on Ge(001):H surfaces

• Amir A. Ahmad Zebari,
• Marek Kolmer and
• Jakub S. Prauzner-Bechcicki

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 927–932, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.104

• probe seems to be one of the factors that facilitate and speed the process of formation of the top-most layer. Keywords: molecular nanostructures; scanning tunneling microscopy; tip-induced processes; Introduction On-surface engineering of molecular nanostructures is one of the key elements for many

• in an industrial process may require, however, the reshaping and tailoring of the structure with precise top-down methods to obtain the desired shape and properties. Scanning tip induced processes may serve as such a step to adjust the final form of the molecular nanostructure. The design and