TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schneider, Sebastian
A1  - Bytyqi, Kushtrim
A1  - Kohaut, Stephan
A1  - Bügel, Patrick
A1  - Weinschenk, Benjamin
A1  - Marz, Michael
A1  - Kimouche, Amina
A1  - Fink, Karin
A1  - Hoffmann-Vogel, Regina
T1  - Molecular self-assembly of DBBA on Au(111) at room temperature
JF  - Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies
N2  - We have investigated the self-assembly of the graphene nanoribbon molecular precursor 10,10'-dibromo-9,9'-bianthryl (DBBA) on Au(111) with frequency modulation scanning force microscopy (FM-SFM) at room temperature combined with ab initio calculations. 

For low molecular coverages, the molecules aggregate along the substrate herringbone reconstruction main directions while remaining mobile. 
At intermediate coverage, two phases coexist, zigzag stripes of monomer chains and decorated herringbones. For high coverage, the molecules assemble in a dimer-striped phase. 
The adsorption behaviour of DBBA molecules and their interactions are discussed and compared with the results from ab initio calculations.
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cp02268k
SN  - 1463-9076
SN  - 1463-9084
VL  - 24
IS  - 46
SP  - 28371
EP  - 28380
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
CY  - Cambridge
ER  -