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Self‐Assembled Hexagonal Nanoarrays of Novel Macrocyclic Oligothiophene‐Diacetylenes
Author(s) -
MenaOsteritz E.,
Bäuerle P.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200102)13:4<243::aid-adma243>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - materials science , hexagonal crystal system , nanotechnology , self assembly , crystallography , chemistry
The self‐assembly of macrocyclic conjugated oligothiophene‐diacetylenes at the liquid/solid interface is investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Well‐ordered and stable hexagonal nanoarrays (see Figure) are formed. The molecular parameters of the individual macrocycles determined from the STM images are confirmed by semiempirical calculations (see also cover).