Transmission electron microscopy and surface- and bulk-sensitive spectroscopic methods were used to study the morphology and the electronic structure of a hybrid organic-inorganic system composed of gold nanoparticles...Transmission electron microscopy and surface- and bulk-sensitive spectroscopic methods were used to study the morphology and the electronic structure of a hybrid organic-inorganic system composed of gold nanoparticles (NP's) which were distributed in an organic matrix. Au atoms deposited onto a copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) surface diffuse into the organic matrix and self-assemble in well defined NP's with metallic properties. No formation of a continuous metallic Au film on top of the CuPc film is observed up to nominal coverages as large as 130 A.展开更多
文摘Transmission electron microscopy and surface- and bulk-sensitive spectroscopic methods were used to study the morphology and the electronic structure of a hybrid organic-inorganic system composed of gold nanoparticles (NP's) which were distributed in an organic matrix. Au atoms deposited onto a copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) surface diffuse into the organic matrix and self-assemble in well defined NP's with metallic properties. No formation of a continuous metallic Au film on top of the CuPc film is observed up to nominal coverages as large as 130 A.