Issue 14, 2020

Substrate induced strain for on-surface transformation and synthesis

Abstract

Intermolecular strain has long been used to steer and promote chemical reactions towards desired products in wet chemical synthesis. However, similar protocols have not been adopted for the on-surface synthesis on solid substrates due to the complexity of reaction processes. Recent advances in the sub-molecular resolution with scanning probe microscopy allow us to capture on-surface reaction pathways and to gain substantial insights into the role of strain in chemical reactions. The primary focus of this review is to highlight the recent findings on strain-induced on-surface reactions. Such substrate-induced processes can be applied to alter the chemical reactivity and to drive on-surface chemical reactions in different manners, which provides a promising alternative approach for on-surface synthesis. This review aims to shed light on the utilization of substrate-induced strain for on-surface transformation and synthesis of atomically-precise novel functional nanomaterials.

Graphical abstract: Substrate induced strain for on-surface transformation and synthesis

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
14 feb 2020
Accepted
11 mar 2020
First published
12 mar 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 7500-7508

Substrate induced strain for on-surface transformation and synthesis

J. Su, X. Wu, S. Song, M. Telychko and J. Lu, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 7500 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01270J

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