Issue 27, 2020

Supramolecular chemistry based on 4-acetylbiphenyl on Au(111)

Abstract

On a gold surface, supramolecules composed of 4-acetylbiphenyl molecules show structural directionality, reproducibility and robustness to external perturbations. We investigate the assembly of those molecules on the Au(111) surface and analyze how the observed supramolecular structures are the result of weak long-range dispersive forces stabilizing the 4-acetylbiphenyl molecules together. Metallic adatoms serve as stabilizing agents. Our analysis suggests new ways of creating complex molecular nano-objects that can eventually be used as devices or as seeds for extended hierarchical structures.

Graphical abstract: Supramolecular chemistry based on 4-acetylbiphenyl on Au(111)

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Mar 2020
Accepted
09 May 2020
First published
11 May 2020

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020,22, 15208-15213

Supramolecular chemistry based on 4-acetylbiphenyl on Au(111)

R. Robles, V. Zobač, K. H. Au Yeung, F. Moresco, C. Joachim and N. Lorente, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 15208 DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01657H

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