STM Structure Determination of Adenine Bilayers by Moiré Interpretation
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Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) has been performed in air at room temperature on bilayers of the nucleic acid base adenine, adsorbed to a graphite surface following evaporation of saturated aqueous solutions. Our results indicate that the upper layer of the bilayer structure shows a structural change compared to the layer adsorbed directly to the graphite. The upper layer has a slightly larger unit cell, and is slightly sheared and rotated with respect to the layer directly adsorbed to the substrate. We can interpret these observations in terms of a model of rows of the adsorbate molecules stabilised by intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
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