Advanced Materials, Vol.15, No.15, 1258-1258, 2003
Application of a transparent conductive substrate with an atomically flat and stepped surface to lateral growth of an organic molecule: Vanadyl phthalocyanine
The lateral growth of an organic molecule on a transparent conductive substrate-important for molecular electronics-is demonstrated using vanadyl phthalocyanine (VOPc) on epitaxial indium tin oxide (ITO) film with an atomically flat and stepped surface. The occurrence of two-dimensional lateral growth is proved by the heights of the square-shaped domains of VOPc (see Figure) stacked parallel to the ITO substrate.