Ultra-fast charge transfer between fullerenes and a gold surface, as prepared by electrospray deposition

Influence of electrospray deposition on C60 molecular assemblies

“…Based on electrospray ionisation [4], HV-ESD gives the possibility to study complex or fragile molecules that are impossible to safely deposit onto surfaces with traditional deposition techniques. So far, using HV-ESD, numerous molecular species with potential applications in biology and photovoltaics, or with magnetic or thermal expansion properties have been deposited on a variety of materials, ranging from metal surfaces [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13], over metal oxides [14] and insulating substrates [15] to graphene monolayers on metals [16]. In HV-ESD-based devices, a solution containing the molecules reaches an emitter located in front of the entrance capillary, as shown in Figure 1a.…”