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Template‐Guided Ionic Self‐Assembled Molecular Materials and Thin Films with Nanoscopic Order
Author(s) -
Santella Marco,
Amini Fatima,
Andreasen Kristian B.,
Aswad Dunya S.,
Ausar Helene,
Austin Lillian Marie,
Bora Ilkay,
Boye Ida M. I.,
Brinkenfeldt Nikolaj K.,
Bøe Magnus F.,
Cakmak Emine,
Catovic Alen,
Christensen Jonas M.,
Dalgaard Jonas H.,
Danielsen Helena Maria D.,
Bouyahyaoui Abdel H. El,
Dib Sarah E. H. El,
Khaiyat Btihal El,
Farooq Iqra,
Fjellerup Freja K.,
Frederiksen Gregers W.,
Frederiksen Henriette R. S.,
Gleerup David,
Gold Mikkel,
Gruber Morten F.,
Gylling Mie,
Heidari Vita,
Herzberg Mikkel,
Holgaard U. Laurens D.,
Hundahl Adam C.,
Hviid Rune,
Høhling Julian S.,
Abd Issa Fatima Z.,
Jakobsen Nicklas R.,
Jakobsen Rasmus K.,
Jensen Benjamin L.,
Jensen Phillip W. K.,
Juelsholt Mikkel,
Liao Zhiyu,
Le Chung L.,
Mayanja Ivan F.,
Moustafa Hadeel,
Møller Charlie B. B.,
Nielsen Cecilie L.,
Nielsen Marius R. J. E. H.,
Nielsen Søren S.R.,
Olsen Markus J.,
Paludan Bandula D.,
Prestholm Idunn,
Qoqaj Iliriana,
Riel Christina B.,
Rostgaard Tobias V.,
Saleh Nora,
Schultz Hannibal M.,
Standland Mark,
Svenningsen Jens S.,
Sørensen Rasmus Truels,
Visby Jesper,
WolffSneedorff Emilie L.,
Zachariassen Malte Hee,
Ziari Edmond A.,
Sørensen Henning O.,
Sørensen Thomas Just
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemnanomat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.947
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2199-692X
DOI - 10.1002/cnma.201500064
Subject(s) - lamellar structure , nanoscopic scale , materials science , thin film , ionic bonding , supramolecular chemistry , self assembly , nanotechnology , cationic polymerization , amphiphile , nanostructure , chemistry , crystal structure , crystallography , polymer , copolymer , ion , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , composite material
Ionic self‐assembly (ISA) is a proven method that exploits non‐covalent interactions to generate supramolecular materials. Here, we have expanded the scope of this approach fabricating thin films with nanoscopic order maintained over centimeters. Cationic layers of benzalkonium surfactants form a lamellar template. The template is able to host layers of negatively charged polyaromatic functional units, here demonstrated with β‐naphthol‐derived azo‐dyes. We show that a variety of these functional building blocks can be incorporated in the lamellar template through ISA. Sixteen different materials were produced, characterized, and processed into thin films, with lamellar order perpendicular to the substrate. Thus, a design concept is demonstrated in which diverse functional motifs can be isolated and ordered in a 2D lattice between layers of alkyl chains in bulk and in thin films, in which the molecular order is maintained and aligned to the substrate.