Directed assembly of fullerene on modified Au(111) electrodes

Abstract

Here we show a conceptual approach to realize the scanning tunneling microscopy based induced-assembly of fullerene (C₆₀) molecules on top of a buffer organic adlayer at room temperature in a solution environment. The realization of spatially-defined C₆₀ assembly is attributed to the modulation of substrate–molecular interactions with the assistance of a buffer layer.