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Supramolecular Chemistry at the Liquid/Solid Interface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Steven De Feyter
Affiliation:
steven.defeyter@chem.kuleuven.be, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Chemistry, Celestijnenlaan 200 F, Leuven, N/A, B-3001, Belgium, +32 16 327921, +32 16 327990
Hiroshi Uji-i
Affiliation:
hiroshi.ujii@chem.kuleuven.be, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Chemistry, Belgium
Atsushi Miura
Affiliation:
a-miura@ms.naist.jp, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Chemistry, Belgium
Wael Mamdouh
Affiliation:
Wael.Mamdouh@chem.kuleuven.be, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Chemistry, Belgium
Jian Zhang
Affiliation:
Jian.Zhang@chem.kuleuven.be, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Chemistry, Belgium
Jan van Esch
Affiliation:
j.h.van.esch@rug.nl, University of Groningen, Material Science Center, Netherlands
Ben Feringa
Affiliation:
b.l.feringa@rug.nl, University of Groningen, Material Science Center, Netherlands
A. P. H. J. Schenning
Affiliation:
a.p.h.j.schenning@tue.nl, Eindhoven University of Technology, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Netherlands
E. W. Meijer
Affiliation:
e.w.meijer@tue.nl, Eindhoven University of Technology, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Netherlands
Frank Wuerthner
Affiliation:
Wuerthner@chemie.uni-wuerzburg.de, Universität Würzburg, Laboratory of Organic and Inorganic Molecular Chemistry, Germany
Frans De Schryver
Affiliation:
Frans.DeSchryver@chem.kuleuven.be, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Chemistry, Belgium
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Abstract

The liquid/solid interface provides an ideal environment to investigate self-assembly phenomena and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is the preferred methodology to probe the structure and the properties of physisorbed monolayers on the nanoscale. Physisorbed monolayers are of relevance in areas such as lubrication, patterning of surfaces on the nanoscale, and thin film based organic electronic devices, to name a few. It's important to gain insight in the factors which control the ordering of molecules at the liquid/solid interface in view of the targeted properties. STM provides detailed insight into the importance of molecule-substrate (epitaxy) and molecule-molecule interactions to direct the ordering of both achiral and chiral molecules on the atomically flat surface. The electronic properties of the self-assembled physisorbed molecules can be probed by taking advantage of the operation principle of STM, revealing spatially resolved intramolecular differences within these physisorbed molecules.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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