Organic Heteroepitaxy: p-Sexiphenyl on Uniaxially Oriented α-Sexithiophene

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 18; no. 18; pp. 2466 - 2470
• Main Authors: Oehzelt, M., Koller, G., Ivanco, J., Berkebile, S., Haber, T., Resel, R., Netzer, F. P., Ramsey, M. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 18.09.2006; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Alignment; Epitaxial growth; Heterostructures; Oligothiophenes; Thin films

Organic–organic heteroepitaxy using two rodlike aromatic molecules shows that p‐sexiphenyl aligns predominantly parallel to an underlying uniaxially oriented α‐sexithiophene film (see figure) although there is no lattice match of the two layers. The structure of both layers is determined and the res...