Issue 39, 2016

Understanding molecular self-assembly of a diol compound by considering competitive interactions

Abstract

With a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory, effects on molecular self-assembly involving two distinct chemical groups were investigated. We analyzed the influence of the individual functional units in the adsorbate and extracted the dominating contributions to the adsorption behaviour. The viability of such a systematic approach to study self-assembled structures by considering the interplay between substrate effects and molecular design is demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Understanding molecular self-assembly of a diol compound by considering competitive interactions

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Aug 2016
Accepted
05 Sep 2016
First published
09 Sep 2016

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016,18, 27390-27395

Understanding molecular self-assembly of a diol compound by considering competitive interactions

O. D. Arado, M. Luft, H. Mönig, P. A. Held, A. Studer, S. Amirjalayer and H. Fuchs, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 27390 DOI: 10.1039/C6CP05818C

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