Crystallographic order and decomposition of [MnIII6CrIII]3+ single-molecule magnets deposited in submonolayers and monolayers on HOPG studied by means of molecular resolved Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in UHV

Gryzia A, Volkmann T, Brechling A, et al. Crystallographic order and decomposition of [MnIII6CrIII]3+ single-molecule magnets deposited in submonolayers and monolayers on HOPG studied by means of molecular resolved Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in UHV. Nanoscale Research Letters. 2014;9(1): 60.Monolayers and submonolayers of [MnIII6CrIII]3+ single-molecule magnets (SMMs) adsorbed on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) using the droplet technique characterized by non-contact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) as well as by Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) show island-like structures with heights resembling the height of the molecule. Furthermore, islands were found which revealed ordered 1D as well as 2D structures with periods close to the width of the SMMs. Along this, islands which show half the heights of intact SMMs were observed which are evidences for a decomposing process of the molecules during the preparation. Finally, models for the structure of the ordered SMM adsorbates are proposed to explain the observations

The structure of [Mn-6(III) Cr-III](3+) single-molecule magnets deposited in submono-layers and monolayers on surfaces studied by means of molecular resolved atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in UHV

Heinzmann U, Gryzia A, Volkmann T, Brechling A, Höke V, Glaser T. The structure of [Mn-6(III) Cr-III](3+) single-molecule magnets deposited in submono-layers and monolayers on surfaces studied by means of molecular resolved atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in UHV. In: Collisions involving condensed matter [Abstracts]. Journal of Physics Conference Series. Vol 488. Bristol: Iop Publishing; 2014.Single molecule magnets (SMM) deposited in submonolayers and monolayers have been analyzed with respect to their structures by means of non-contact AFM (topographic as well as damping mode) and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy with molecular resolution