Advances in single-molecule magnet surface patterning through microcontact printing.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We present an implementation of strategies to deposit single-molecule magnets (SMMs) using microcontact printing microCP). We describe different approaches of microCP to print stripes of a sulfur-functionalized dodecamanganese (III, IV) cluster on gold surfaces. Comparison by atomic force microscopy profile analysis of the patterned structures confirms the formation of a chemically stable single layer of SMMs. Images based on chemical contrast, obtained by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, confirm the patterned structure.
Medical subject headings
- Crystallization
- Magnetics
- Manganese
- Nanostructures
- Printing