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Chiral Induction and Amplification in Supramolecular Systems at the Liquid–Solid Interface
Author(s) -
Xu Hong,
Ghijsens Elke,
George Subi J.,
Wolffs Martin,
Tomović Željko,
Schenning Albertus P. H. J.,
De Feyter Steven
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201300212
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , monolayer , scanning tunneling microscope , supramolecular polymers , materials science , liquid crystal , interface (matter) , molecule , nanotechnology , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , gibbs isotherm
Chiral induction and amplification in surface‐confined supramolecular monolayers are investigated at the liquid–solid interface. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) proves that achiral molecules can self‐assemble into globally chiral patterns through a variety of approaches, including induction by chiral solvents or by a novel chiral amplification method. Our study demonstrates the aptness of both approaches, which have already been applied to (supramolecular) polymers in solution, to create chiral supramolecular monolayers at the liquid–solid interface.