Orientation of Single Dibenzanthanthrene Molecules in Solid Xenon

Abstract

The spatial distributions of individual dibenzanthanthrene electronic transition dipole moments in solid Xe was investigated at the single molecule level, with the high-resolution fluorescence spectroscopy. Samples were prepared by the co-deposition of dibenzanthanthrene/Xe vapours onto the 50 K surface. The results indicate that the orientation of planar aromatic molecules is preferentially parallel to the trapping surface.