Elementary Processes of Organic Thin Film Growth Studied by Modulated Molecular Beam Experiments

Abstract

Interaction between molecules and surfaces and nucleation processes during organic thin film growth have been studied by modulated molecular beam experiments. After a brief introduction of the background and the experimental technique, we describe the results of our study on the interaction between pentacene and chemically modified SiO2 surfaces. Molecular migration on regularlly-stepped vicinal surfaces of silicon and crystal nucleation controlled by pulsed supply of the molecules are discussed on the basis of the experimental data on phthalocyanine and quinacridone.